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T-2 toxin-induced acute skin lesions in 3 Wistar-derived hypotrichotic WBNIILA-Ht rats

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Albarenque, S.M. ; Shinozuka, J. ; Iwamoto, S. ; Nakayama, Hiroyuki ; Doi, K.
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Murcia : F. Hernández
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Acute lesions in the dorsal skin topically applied with T-2 toxin (10 p1 of 0.5 mg/ml-solution to lcm2) were examined in Wistar-derived hypotrichotic WBNIILA-Ht rats up to 24 hours after treatment (24HAT). In the epidermis, depression of basal cell proliferating activity was detected at 3HAT by immunostaining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and the percentage of PCNA-positive basal cells decreased thereafter. At 12HAT, in addition to intracytoplasmic edema of spinous cells, acidophilic degeneration of basal cells characterized by shrinkage of cell body with acidophilic cytoplasm and pyknotic or karyorrhectic nuclei became prominent. Most of these nuclei were positive for TUNEL which is a widely used immunostaining for the in situ detection of fragmented DNA, i.e. apoptosis, and the percentage of TUNELpositive basal cells increased thereafter. The nuclei of these basal cells also showed ultrastructural changes characteristic for apoptosis. On the other hand, in the dermis, infiltration of inflammatory cells including mast cells started at 3HAT and increased thereafter. In addition, capillary and small vessel endothelial degeneration developed at 6HAT and progressed thereafter. These results suggest that T-2 toxin directly affects the epidermis and produces apoptosis in basal cells.
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