简介:Objective:Todetecttheexistenceofimmunetoleranceinducedbygamma-rayirradiation.Methods:Peritonealcellswereharvestedfrommicesubjectedto5Gy60Cogamma-raytotalbodyirradiationat3d,7d,15dand30d,thentheircounts,morphologicalchangesandIL-12geneexpressionwereinvestigated.Results:Afterirradiation,theperitonealcellsweresharplyreduced,thecellmorphologyshiftedfromround-liketopolymorphicandfusiformwithsomeprocesses,expressionofIL-12p35wasseriouslysuppressed,whilethatofIL-12p40greatlyenhanced.Conclusion:Ourdatahighlysuggestthatthegamma-rayirradiationcouldpotentiallyinducedendriticcell(DC)commitmentandimmunetolerance.