Abstract |
The toxic oil syndrome is an exogenously-induced autoimmune disease in humans, which is believed to be due to the accidental ingestion of oleic acid anilides. In a previously established murine model anilides-treated A/J mice developed a wasting disease after 1 week. Anilides-treated B10.S mice showed after 6 weeks a hyperimmunglobulinemia with autoantibody production, but no clinical symptoms. We now compared in vitro the effects of anilides on splenocytes and T cells in A/J and B10.S mice. Splenocyte proliferation was similar in both strains. After in vivo treatment of mice with anilides and in vitro restimulation, splenocytes of sick A/J mice showed a significant increase in splenocyte proliferation. Splenocytes from B10.S mice, however, had a suppressed baseline response and did not proliferate on restimulation. Adherent cells were necessary to induce proliferation in A/J mice-derived T cells. Apoptosis in splenocytes was significantly elevated in anilides-treated A/J and in B10.S mice as compared to saline-treated controls. These data show that anilides are able to affect the immune system in a strain-dependent way and may therefore take part in inducing the disease seen in humans and mice.
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Authors | S A Bell, I Kuntze, A Caputo, R Chatelain |
Journal | Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
(Food Chem Toxicol)
Vol. 40
Issue 1
Pg. 19-24
(Jan 2002)
ISSN: 0278-6915 [Print] England |
PMID | 11731032
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anilides
- Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
- Oleic Acids
- Plant Oils
- Rapeseed Oil
- oleoylanilide
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Topics |
- Anilides
(pharmacology)
- Animals
- Apoptosis
(drug effects)
- Autoimmune Diseases
(chemically induced)
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Count
- Cell Division
(drug effects)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
- Female
- Food Contamination
- Male
- Mice
- Oleic Acids
(pharmacology)
- Plant Oils
- Rapeseed Oil
- Species Specificity
- Spleen
(cytology, drug effects)
- Syndrome
- T-Lymphocytes
(cytology, drug effects)
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