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...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| 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 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3 |
| 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. |
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