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An in vitro model for studying the toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin to human thymus.
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1987 June 31
A coculture system of human thymic epithelial (HuTE) cells and thymocytes (T lymphocyte precursors) has been established and characterized as an in vitro model for assessing the potential toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) to human thymus. HuTE cells in culture were responsive to TCDD as judged by induction of the cytochrome P1-450 monooxygenase activities, 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase (ECOD) and 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD). Measurement of the responsiveness of thymocytes cocultured on TCDD-pretreated HuTE monolayers to the mitogens concanavalin A (Con A) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) indicated that TCDD can act directly on HuTE cells to suppress thymocyte maturation (at a concentration of 10 nM, TCDD produced a 25 to 50% inhibition of thymocyte responsiveness to Con A and PHA). Both the induction of cytochrome P1-450 monooxygenase activity (EC50 values approximately 1 nM) and immunosuppressive responses elicited by TCDD in HuTE cells were concentration-dependent and stereospecific (as judged by the relative activities of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran isomers), indicating involvement of the Ah receptor which was detected in all HuTE strains examined. Initial characterization of these Ah receptor-mediated responses in several strains of HuTE cells indicated marked interstrain differences in maximally inducible ECOD and EROD activities which did not appear to directly correlate with measured concentrations of the cytosolic Ah receptor, and in certain strains examined, differences in sensitivity and magnitude were observed for TCDD-evoked immunotoxic responses but not always for the induction response. These data on the actions of TCDD on cultured HuTE cells suggest that human thymus is a target for TCDD and related halogenated aromatic compounds. In HuTE cells, measurement of either the Ah receptor concentration or of marker responses such as the induction of cytochrome P1-450 alone cannot provide an accurate quantitative assessment of susceptibility to TCDD-induced thymus toxicity.
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