Effect of thimerosal, methylmercury, and mercuric chloride in Jurkat T Cell Line.

Author: Guzzi G, Pigatto PD, Spadari F, La Porta CA.

Source: Interdiscip Toxicol.

Year: 2012

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Abstract / Excerpt:

“Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental toxicant that causes a wide range of adverse health effects in humans. Three forms of mercury exist: elemental, inorganic and organic. Each of them has its own profile of toxicity. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of thimerosal, a topical antiseptic and preservative in vaccines routinely given to children, methyl mercury, and mercuric chloride on cellular viability measured by MTT in Jurkat T cells, a human T leukemia cell line. The treatment of Jurkat T cells with thimerosal caused a significant decrease in cellular viability at 1 ?M (25%, p<0.05; IC50: 10 ?M). Methyl mercury exhibited a significant decrease in cellular viability at 50 ?M (33%, p<0.01; IC50: 65 ?M). Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) did not show any significant change in cellular survival. Our findings showed that contrary to thimerosal and methyl mercury, mercuric chloride did not modify Jurkat T cell viability.”

Citation:

Guzzi G, Pigatto PD, Spadari F, La porta CA. Effect of thimerosal, methylmercury, and mercuric chloride in Jurkat T Cell Line. Interdiscip Toxicol. 2012; 5(3): 159-61.