Increased splenocyte proliferative response and cytokine production in β-endorphin-deficient mice

We used β-endorphin-deficient mice as a novel approach to confirm the physiological role that opioid peptides play in the development or regulation of the immune system. We found that mice lacking β-endorphin possessed an enhanced immune response, measured in terms of splenocyte proliferation and in...

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Autores: Refojo, Damian, Kovalovsky, Damian, Young, Juan I., Rubinstein, Marcelo, Holsboer, Florian, Reul, Johannes M. H. M., Low, Malcolm J., Arzt, Eduardo Simon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/79750
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/79750
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Β-Endorphin
Cytokines
Hpa Axis
Neuroimmunology
Splenocyte
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Sumario:We used β-endorphin-deficient mice as a novel approach to confirm the physiological role that opioid peptides play in the development or regulation of the immune system. We found that mice lacking β-endorphin possessed an enhanced immune response, measured in terms of splenocyte proliferation and interleukin (IL)-2 mRNA levels, in vitro production of the splenic macrophage inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α and plasma IL-6 following lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration. β-Endorphin-deficient mice had attenuated increases of plasma ACTH and corticosterone levels in response to LPS. These results are consistent with a postulated inhibitory role of endogenous β-endorphin on the immune system at multiple levels.