title: Influence of subchronic exposure to lindane on humoral immunity in mice.
abstract: Lindane suppressed both primary and secondary antibody responses to sheep red blood cell (SRBC) in albino mice, the effects being more pronounced on the secondary than the primary response. However, a longer duration of pesticide exposure induced similar degrees of immunosuppression on both responses. The sequential study of plaque forming cells (PFC) kinetics revealed that suppression of plaque formation not only occurred at peak days but also on pre and post peak days, and there was no delay in peak antibody formation. Moreover, reduction in the primary PFC was not associated with decrease in the antibody response to SRBC. The results indicate that lindane suppresses both primary and secondary humoral immune responses in a time and dose dependent manner, and suggest a threshold susceptibility to exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University College of Medical Science (University of Delhi), India.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Koner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Pasha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects*; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000633:toxicity*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane