Effects of ZEA,DON and Their Combined Effects on the Secretion of Cytokines in CTLL-2 Cells

To analyze the effects of ZEA or/and DON on the immunologic function,CTLL-2 cell was used as experimental materials. After exposing the CTLL-2 cell to different concentrations of ZEA (0,5,10,20 μg/mL),DON (0,0.5,1,2 μg/mL) and ZEA+DON (blank group,5 μg/mL ZEA,0.5 μg/mL DON,5 μg/mL ZEA+0.5 μg/mL DON) for 48 h,the concentration of GZMB,PFP,IFN-γ and TNF-α in CTLL-2 cell and supernatant fluid were detected by ELISA method. The result showed that DON and ZEA could reduce the concentration of PFP,GZMB and IFN-γ in the CTLL-2 cells and the culture supernatant fluids,and increase the concentration of TNF-α. The intoxicated group had significant or extremely significant difference compared to control group (P <0.05;P <0.01),which showed the dose effect. The group exposed to the combined of ZEA and DON showed an additive effect. The result indicated that ZEA,DON and the two combined could reduce the killing activity of immunological cell by affecting the secretion of immunological cytokines, and indirectly affect the negative feedback regulation of humoral immunity and cellular immunity,which led to the decline of immune function in animals.