title: The effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production by peritoneal cells.
abstract: Recent studies in mice have demonstrated that TNF plays a critical role in mediating the TCDD-induced enhanced inflammatory response to intraperitoneal (i.p.) sheep red blood cells. The current studies were designed to evaluate the effects of TCDD on TNF production by ex-vivo peritoneal cells and a peritoneal macrophage cell line (IC-21) stimulated with LPS. In support of the hypothesis that TCDD can act directly on the peritoneal macrophage to increase TNF production, following pretreatment with TCDD, both ex-vivo peritoneal cells and IC-21 cells produced increased levels of bioactive TNF when stimulated with LPS. Flow cytometric analyses of IC-21 cells indicate that TCDD exposure increases intracellular production and secretion of TNF but does not alter levels of membrane associated TNF.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331-4801, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Moos
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Oughton
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Kerkvliet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007739:L Cells; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha