Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9031157 | Food and Chemical Toxicology | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Histopathological evaluation revealed splenic red pulp expansion in a mouse treated with 40Â mg/kg BaP. An increase in splenic CFU-e production was observed in mice treated with 20 and 40Â mg/kg BaP. A decrease in splenic total B cells, total T cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells was observed in mice treated with 20 and 40Â mg/kg BaP. An increase in splenic null cells (non-T, non-B cells) was also observed in the high dose groups, consistent with extramedullary hematopoiesis. Coombs' tests, flow cytometry and an immune-mediated hemolysis assay indicated that the anemia was not autoimmune-mediated. Although no change was observed in the percentage of reticulocytes in these animals, further bone marrow analysis is needed to determine if the anemia is due to bone marrow suppression, possibly caused by BaP exposure, or chemical-induced hemolysis, perhaps contributed to by erythrocyte fragility inherited from a parent strain, NZB, which spontaneously develops autoimmune hemolytic anemia and subsequent splenomegaly.
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Authors
C.D. Booker, K.L. Jr.,