Protein Information

Name CD8
Synonyms CD8; p32; MAL; CD8A; CD8a antigen; CD8a molecule; LEU2 T lymphocyte antigen; Leu2…

Compound Information

Name DDT
CAS 1,1′-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene]

Reference List

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17222440 Nagayama J, Tsuji H, Iida T, Nakagawa R, Matsueda T, Hirakawa H, Yanagawa T, Fukushige J, Watanabe T: Immunologic effects of perinatal exposure to dioxins, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in Japanese infants. Chemosphere. 2007 Apr;67(9):S393-8. Epub 2007 Jan 11.


Lymphocyte subsets such as CD16+, HLA-DR+, CD4+, CD4+8+, CD8+, CD3+ and CD20+ cells in peripheral venous blood were assessed in a subgroup of 92 infants.
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19762394 Li J, McMurray RW: Effects of chronic exposure to DDT and TCDD on disease activity in murine systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2009 Oct;18(11):941-9.


Also, TCDD group had significantly lower thymic and splenic weights, decreased percentages of CD4 (+) CD8 (+) thymocytes and splenic CD4 (+) T cells, increased percentage of splenic B220 (+) sIgM (+) B cells and higher serum interferon gamma concentration.
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