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. 1995 Dec;103(Suppl 9):35–46. doi: 10.1289/ehp.95103s935

Immunotoxicity of PCBs (Aroclors) in relation to Great Lakes.

H Tryphonas 1
PMCID: PMC1518817  PMID: 8635438

Abstract

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are among the most widespread environmental pollutants and a prominent contaminant of the Great Lakes basin. Due to their resistance to biodegradation and lipophilic properties, PCBs bioaccumulate in fish tissues and in fish-eating humans. PCBs are also known to cross the placenta and to be excreted into the mother's milk, thus predisposing the infant to potentially adverse health effects. For example, a higher incidence of bacterial infections was reported for breast-fed infants born to mothers who consumed large amounts of Great Lakes fish compared to the incidence in control infants whose mothers ingested low amounts of fish. While data regarding the PCB-induced immunotoxic effects in humans are scarce, data derived from the use of experimental animals, including nonhuman primates, indicate that the immune system is a potential target for the immunotoxic effects of PCBs. Such studies have used the commercially available PCB mixtures alone. However, PCBs have the potential of partially antagonizing the effects of other structurally related compounds including the highly toxic dioxins, which are also present in small amounts in the Great Lakes. Thus, to fully evaluate the magnitude of the immunotoxic risk PCBs pose to humans, consideration should be given to investigations in which the interactive effects of PCBs are combined with other contaminants present in the Great Lakes.

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