Toxicological Sciences 53, 253-263 (2000)
Copyright © 2000 by the Society of Toxicology
Lipopolysaccharide and the Trichothecene Vomitoxin (Deoxynivalenol) Synergistically Induce Apoptosis in Murine Lymphoid Organs
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* Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition,
Department of Microbiology,
Department of Veterinary Pathology,
§ Department of Pharmacology,
¶ Institute for Environmental Toxicology, and
|| National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824–1224
Human exposure to Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is common and may have an important influence on chemical toxicity. LPS has been shown previously to enhance synergistically the toxicity of trichothecene mycotoxins. Because either of these toxin groups alone characteristically target lymphoid organs at high doses, we evaluated the effects of coexposure to subthreshold doses of Salmonella typhimurium LPS and vomitoxin (VT) administered by intraperitoneal injection and oral gavage of B6C3F1 mice, respectively, on apoptosis in lymphoid tissues after 12-h exposure. The capacity of LPS (0.5 mg/kg body weight) and VT (25 mg/kg body weight) to act synergistically in causing apoptosis in thymus, spleen, and Peyer's patches was suggested by increased internucleosomal DNA fragmentation in whole cell lysates as determined by gel electrophoresis. Following terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated fluorescein-dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) of tissue sections, a dramatic enhancement of fluorescence intensity indicative of apoptosis was observed in thymus, spleen, Peyer's patches, and bone marrow from coexposed animals as compared to those given the agents alone. Evaluation of hematoxylin and eosin-stained tissue sections of treatment mice revealed the characteristic features of lymphocyte apoptosis, including marked condensation of nuclear chromatin, fragmentation of nuclei, and formation of apoptotic bodies in tissues from mice. Combined treatment with VT (25 mg/kg body weight) and LPS (0.5 mg/kg body weight) significantly increased (p < 0.05) the amount of apoptotic thymic and splenic tissue as compared to the expected additive responses of mice receiving either toxin alone. When apoptosis was examined in cell suspensions of thymus, spleen, Peyer's patches, and bone marrow by flow cytometry in conjunction with propidium iodide staining, the percentage of apoptotic cells was significantly increased (p < 0.05) in cotreatment groups as compared to the additive responses to LPS and VT given alone. The results provide qualitative and quantitative evidence for the hypothesis that LPS exposure markedly amplifies the toxicity of trichothecenes and that the immune system is a primary target for these interactive effects.
Key Words: trichothecene; vomitoxin; deoxynivalenol; mycotoxin; immunotoxicity; protein synthesis inhibition; spleen; endotoxin; flow cytometry; lipopolysaccharide; apoptosis; programmed cell death; thymus; Peyer's patch; bone marrow.
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