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XB-ART-59461
Curr Res Toxicol 2022 Jan 01;3:100094. doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2022.100094.
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Developmental exposure to thyroid disrupting chemical mixtures alters metamorphosis and post-metamorphic thymocyte differentiation.

McGuire CC , Robert JR .


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While there is some evidence to suggest that disruption of the thyroid hormone (TH)-axis during perinatal development may weaken T cell immunity later in life, data are currently lacking on whether environmentally relevant thyroid disrupting chemicals (TDCs) can induce similar outcomes. To fill this gap in knowledge, X. laevis tadpoles were exposed to an environmentally relevant mixture of TDCs, either during early tadpole development, or immediately before and during metamorphosis, to assess T cell differentiation and anti-viral immune response against FV3 infection after metamorphosis. Extending our previous study showing a delay in metamorphosis completion, here we report that TDC exposure prior to metamorphosis reduced the frequency of surface MHC-II + splenic lymphocytes and weakened some aspects of the anti-viral immune response. TDC exposure during metamorphosis slowed post-metamorphic migration of the thymus reduced the renewal of cortical thymocytes and splenic CD8 + T cells. The results indicate that TDC exposure during perinatal development may perturb the formation of T cell immunity later in life.

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Genes referenced: myh6

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