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Abstract

Suspensions of thymocytes from young rats were incubated with 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo- p -dioxin (TCDD), which resulted in a sustained increase in cytosolic free Ca 2+ concentration followed by DNA fragmentation and loss of cell viability. Both the Ca 2+ increase and DNA fragmentation were prevented in cells treated with the inhibitor of protein synthesis, cycloheximide, and DNA fragmentation and cell killing were not detected when cells were incubated in a "Ca 2+ -free" medium or pretreated with high concentrations of the calcium probe, quin-2 tetraacetoxymethyl ester. These results indicate that TCDD can kill immature thymocytes by initiating a suicide process similar to that previously described for glucocorticoid hormones.

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McConkey, D. J., Hartzell, P., Duddy, S. K., Håkansson, H., & Orrenius, S. (1988). 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo- p -Dioxin Kills Immature Thymocytes by Ca 2+ -Mediated Endonuclease Activation. Science, 242(4876), 256–259.

Authors 5
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  2. Pia Hartzell (additional)
  3. Steven K. Duddy (additional)
  4. Helen Håkansson (additional)
  5. Sten Orrenius (additional)
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@article{McConkey_1988, title={2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo- p -Dioxin Kills Immature Thymocytes by Ca 2+ -Mediated Endonuclease Activation}, volume={242}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.3262923}, DOI={10.1126/science.3262923}, number={4876}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={McConkey, David J. and Hartzell, Pia and Duddy, Steven K. and Håkansson, Helen and Orrenius, Sten}, year={1988}, month=oct, pages={256–259} }