Abstract
Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) is a widely used brominated flame retardant that can easily detach from materials and enter into feed and foodstuffs, posing a serious risk to human and animal health and food safety of animal origin. However, the immunotoxic effects of BDE-209 on the avian spleen and the exact mechanism of the toxicity remain unknown. Therefore, we established an experimental model of BDE-209-exposed chickens and a positive control model of cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppression in vivo and treated MDCC-MSB-1 cells and chicken splenic primary lymphocytes with BDE-209 in vitro. The results showed that BDE-209 treatment caused morphological and structural abnormalities in the chicken spleens. Mechanistically, indicators related to oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), autophagy, and apoptosis were significantly altered by BDE-209 exposure in both the spleen and lymphocytes, but the use of the N-acetylcysteine or the 4-phenylbutyric acid significantly reversed these changes. In addition, BDE-209 exposure decreased the spleen antimicrobial peptide and immunoglobulin gene expression. In conclusion, the present research revealed that BDE-209 exposure enhanced lymphocyte autophagy and apoptosis in chicken spleen via the ROS-mediated ERS pathway. This signaling cascade regulatory relationship not only opens up a new avenue for studying BDE-209 immunotoxicity but also provides important insights into preventing BDE-209 hazards to animal health.
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