Abstract
The effects on the immune system of rats that had been exposed to a 2-mg/m3 dose of either respirable coal dust, diesel exhaust fumes and particulates, or the combination of these were studied. Animals that were housed similarly but exposed only to filtered air served as controls. After 12 and 24 mo of exposure, the rats were tested for immunocompetency by enumerating antibody-producing cells in the spleen 4 d after immunization with sheep erythrocytes and by monitoring the proliferative response of splenic T-lymphocytes to the mitogens concanavalin A and phytohemagglutinin. The results of this study indicate that no major alterations occurred in the immunologic functions measured as a result of exposure to either coal dust, diesel exhaust fumes and particulates, or their combination.
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