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Alterations in Immune Function and CYP450 Activity in Adult Male Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) Following Exposure to Benzo[a]pyrene, Pyrene, or Chrysene

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most common classes of chemical contaminants found at hazardous waste sites. Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) exhibit a wide geographic distribution throughout North America and have been suggested as a terrestrial biomonitoring species to facilitate comparisons between superfund sites. Chemicals tested were benzo[a]pyrene (BaP; CAS number 50-32-8), pyrene (Pyr; CAS number 129-00-0), and chrysene (Chr; CAS number 218-01-9). Adult male deer mice were exposed via intraperitoneal (ip) injection every other day for 11 d to the PAHs (0.3, 1, 3, 10, or 30 mg/kg) or a corn oil carrier control. Both BaP and Chr suppressed the plaque-forming cell (PFC) response at all treatment levels. Pyr exposure (1–30 mg/kg) also resulted in suppression of this response. Macrophage pinocytosis was suppressed only by Chr (3, 10, and 30 mg/kg). Concanavalin A-induced proliferation was stimulated by BaP at all dose levels, by Pyr at 1–30 mg/kg, and by Chr at 30 mg/kg. Chr did not affect pokeweed mitogen (PWM)-induced proliferation; however, BaP (1–30 mg/kg) and Pyr (0.3–30 mg/kg) produced stimulation of this response as compared to respective controls. BaP and Chr stimulated cytochrome P-450 1A1 (CYP1A1) activity (3, 10, or 30 mg/kg) as measured by ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity, but Pyr did not. These results indicate that immune function endpoints appear to be more sensitive to these PAHs than measured hepatic CYP450 activity.