Tritiated thymidine incorporation does not enhance sensitivity of the popliteal lymph node assay.
The popliteal lymph node (PLN) assay has been proposed as a tool to predict drugs and chemicals with the potential to induce systemic autoimmune reactions in man. In this assay, weight and cellularity indices typically are the measured endpoints. The present study was conducted to test whether incorporation of tritiated thymidine could improve sensitivity of the PLN assay. Male and female Balb/c mice were injected with 20 microCi of [3H]-methyl-thymidine intravenously 7 days after receiving 0.5, 1 or 2 mg of diphenylhydantoin, streptozotocin, sulfamethoxazole, ofloxacin, phenobarbital, or metformin intradermally. Results obtained with incorporation of tritiated thymidine were compared to weight indices. No consistent or marked differences in these endpoints were noted whatever the compound used. This study shows that incorporation of tritiated thymidine does not improve sensitivity of the PLN assay.
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MDS Pharma Services, Les Oncins, 69210 Saint Germain s/L'Arbresle, France.
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Choquet-Kastylevsky
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D000818:Animals; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D023441:Local Lymph Node Assay; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000276:immunology / Q000633:toxicity; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000276:immunology / Q000633:toxicity; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000276:immunology / Q000633:toxicity; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000276:immunology / Q000633:toxicity; D011897:Random Allocation; D013311:Streptozocin / Q000276:immunology / Q000633:toxicity; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000276:immunology / Q000633:toxicity; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium
D014316:Tritium; D013311:Streptozocin; D010672:Phenytoin; D008687:Metformin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D013936:Thymidine; D010634:Phenobarbital