title: Effect of nickel chloride on mouse T-lymphocyte subsets.
abstract: The study was carried out to observe the effect of nickel chloride (NiCl2) on T-lymphocyte subsets, CD4, CD8 and CD4/CD8 ratios in vivo. BALB/C mice were injected i.p. with NiCl2 every other day for 2 w. The NiCl2 doses were 1, 3, 6, 9 or 12 mg/kg. Lymphocytes were obtained from mouse spleen and cultured in the presence of monoclonal antibody FITC conjugated, anti-CD4 or anti-CD8. Samples were determined with a flow cytometer. A suppressive effect on CD4-positive cells was found in the 6 mg/kg group, but this subset was restored to the control level in the 9 and 12 mg/kg groups, suggesting that there was an "immune tolerance" effect. No significant changes were found in CD8-positive cells and CD4/CD8 ratios. The results suggested the NiCl2 had a deleterious effect on mouse T-lymphocytes in short-term in vivo exposure, but the effects may depend on the dose and cell subset.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio / Q000187:drug effects*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009532:Nickel / Q000633:toxicity*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; C022838:nickel chloride; D009532:Nickel