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ArticleToxicology letters2016

Environmentally relevant concentrations of arsenite and monomethylarsonous acid inhibit IL-7/STAT5 cytokine signaling pathways in mouse CD3+CD4-CD8- double negative thymus cells.

Huan Xu, Fredine T Lauer, Ke Jian Liu, Laurie G Hudson, Scott W Burchiel

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Article in Toxicology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Efflux Transporters Regulate Arsenite-Induced Genotoxicity in Double Negative and Double Positive T Cells.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huan XuThe University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albuquerque NM 87131, United States.
Fredine T LauerThe University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albuquerque NM 87131, United States.
Ke Jian LiuThe University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albuquerque NM 87131, United States.
Laurie G HudsonThe University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albuquerque NM 87131, United States.
Scott W BurchielThe University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albuquerque NM 87131, United States. Electronic address: sburchiel@salud.unm.edu.
University of New Mexico · US

Funding

TRANSPORT OF TRACE METALS IN A POLLUTED AQUIFERP42ES004940 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Jon D Chorover · 1990 to 2026
$68.1M
SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERP30ES006694 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI DEAN BILLHEIMER · 1994 to 2026
$36.7M
Synergistic Immunosuppression by PAHs and ArseniteR01ES019968 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI BURCHIEL, SCOTT W · 2012 to 2016
$2.9M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES006694NIEHS NIH HHS P30-ES006694NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES004940NIEHS NIH HHS P50-ES04940NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES019968NIEHS NIH HHS R01-ES019968
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental arsenic exposure is a public health issue. Immunotoxicity induced by arsenic has been reported in humans and animal models. The purpose of this study was to evaluate mechanisms of As(+3) and MMA(+3) toxicity in mouse thymus cells. Because we know that MMA(+3) inhibits IL-7 signaling in mouse bone marrow pre-B cells, we studied the influence of As(+3) and MMA(+3) on T cell development in the thymus at the earliest stage of T cell development (CD4-CD8-, double negative, DN) which requires IL-7 dependent signaling. We found in a DN thymus cell line (D1) that a low concentration of MMA(+3) (50 nM) suppressed IL-7 dependent JAK1, 3 and STAT5 signaling. As(+3) suppressed STAT5 and JAK3 at higher concentrations (500 nM). Cell surface expression of the IL-7 receptor (CD127) was also suppressed by 50 nM MMA(+)3, but was increased by 500 NM As(+3), indicating possible differences in the mechanisms of action of these agents. A decrease in cyclin D1 protein expression was observed in D1 cells exposed to As(+3) at 500 nM and MMA(+3) starting at 50 nM, suggesting that arsenic at these environmentally-relevant doses suppresses early T cell development through the inhibition of IL-7 signaling pathway.

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AnimalsArsenitesCell DifferentiationCell LineCyclin D1Dose-Response Relationship, DrugInterleukin-7Janus Kinase 3MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrganometallic CompoundsSignal TransductionSTAT5 Transcription FactorThymus GlandArsenitesCcnd1 protein, mouseCyclin D1Interleukin-7Jak3 protein, mouseJanus Kinase 3monomethylarsonous acidOrganometallic CompoundsSTAT5 Transcription FactorArseniteCyclin D1Double negative T cellsIL-7 signalingJAK/STATMonomethylarsonous acidSelective toxicity

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