Toxicological Sciences 56, 114-123 (2000)
Copyright © 2000 by the Society of Toxicology
Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) Suppresses the Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Influenza A Virus without Affecting Cytolytic Activity in the Lung
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology/Toxicology Graduate Program, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
The immune response to influenza virus is exquisitely sensitive to suppression by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); however, the cellular mechanisms underlying the suppressive effects of TCDD are unknown. Mice exposed to TCDD exhibited a dose-responsive increase in mortality following an otherwise non-lethal influenza virus infection. Given that cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are generally thought to resolve primary infections in the lung, we tested the hypothesis that exposure to TCDD suppresses T-cell responsiveness, leading to decreased CTL in the lung. After infection with influenza virus, naive CD8+ lymphocytes are activated and differentiate in the mediastinal lymph node (MLN). In mice exposed to TCDD and infected with influenza virus, the number of CD8+ MLN cells was reduced 60% compared to vehicle-treated mice. Moreover, MLN cells from TCDD-treated mice failed to develop cytolytic activity, and the production of interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon (IFN)-
was suppressed. Exposure to TCDD also altered the production of virus-specific antibodies, decreased the recruitment of CD8+ cells to the lung, reduced the percentage and number of bronchoalveolar lavage cells bearing a CTL phenotype (CD8+CD44hiCD62Ll°), and suppressed IL-12 levels in the lung. Despite our findings that exposure to TCDD suppressed T cell-dependent functions, the cytolytic activity of lung lavage cells from TCDD and vehicle treated mice was equivalent, and IFN levels in the lungs of mice treated with TCDD were enhanced 10-fold. Thus, while exposure to TCDD suppressed a number of responses associated with the development of adaptive immunity to influenza virus, a direct link between these effects and enhanced susceptibility to influenza remains unclear.
Key Words: dioxin; lymphocyte; mouse; pulmonary; lymph node; immune suppression; host resistance; anti-viral immunity; cytokine.
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