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Correa F, Luise D, Palladino G, Scicchitano D, Brigidi P, Martelli PL, Babbi G, Turroni S, Litta G, Candela M, Rampelli S, Trevisi P. Influence of body lesion severity on oxidative status and gut microbiota of weaned pigs. Animal 2023; 17:100818. [PMID: 37172356 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023] Open
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Body lesions in pigs are a common welfare concern, particularly during the weaning period. These lesions can lead to pain, infection, and impaired mobility, resulting in reduced growth performance and increased mortality. Moreover, weaning stress can affect gut microbiota, immune response and increase the oxidative stress of piglets during this transition period. It has been hypothesised that social stress and body lesions could contribute to affect the gut microbiota, physiological and immune response of piglets. The study aims to evaluate the impact of the body lesions due to social stress on microbial profile, immune response, and oxidative status of weaned piglets. Lesion score (LS) on skin, tail, ear, neck, middle trunk, and hind quarters was measured 1 week (28 days of age, T1) and 7 weeks postweaning (T2) on 45 tail-docked pigs according to the method suggested from the Walfer Quality® (2009) on a scale from 0 to 2. Based on the LS, at T1, piglets were classified as High LS (n = 16), when LS was >1 in at least two of the areas considered, or Low LS (n = 29). At T2, based on the same scoring system and to the LS observed at T1, piglets were divided into four groups: High to Low LS (H-L, n = 11), High to High LS (H-H, n = 5), Low to Low LS (L-L, n = 21) and Low to High LS (L-H, n = 8). Blood and faecal samples were collected at T1 and T2. At T1, pigs with a high LS had a lower biological antioxidant potential compared with the L group (P < 0.02). At T2, the L-H group had a lower Reactive Oxygen Metabolites concentration compared with the H-H group (P = 0.03) while the L-L group had a lower concentration of Immunoglobulin A compared with H-H and L-H groups (P = 0.02 and P = 0.04, respectively). At T1, piglets with high LS had a different microbiota compared to piglets with low LS (R2 = 0.04, P < 0.01). Low LS pigs were characterised by a higher abundance of Firmicutes, Blautia, Eubacterium coprostanoligenes, Faecalibacterium, Megasphaera, Subdoligranulum (P.adj < 0.05), while pigs with high LS were characterised by higher abundance of Bacteroidota, Rikenellaceae RC9, Prevotellaceae UCG-003, uncultured-Lachnospiraceae and uncultured-Oscillospiraceae (P.adj < 0.05). At T2, the H-H group were characterised by Oscillospirales-UCG-010, H-L by Agatobachter and L-L by Alloprevotella (P.adj < 0.05). Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the relationship between body lesions, oxidative stress, and gut microbiota in weaned pigs.
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- F Correa
- Department of Agro-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agro-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- DSM Nutritional Products, Animal Nutrition and Health, Wurmisweg 576, 4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agro-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Cappelli K, Sabino M, Trabalza-Marinucci M, Acuti G, Capomaccio S, Menghini L, Verini-Supplizi A. Differential Effects of Dietary Oregano Essential Oil on the Inflammation Related Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Outdoor and Indoor Reared Pigs. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:602811. [PMID: 33718464 PMCID: PMC7946822 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.602811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Intensive farming systems represent a stressful environment for pigs and negatively influence neuroendocrine functions, behavior, and performance. Outdoor farming is an alternative option, which is thought to imply several beneficial effects for the animal. Dietary essential oils are known to be an innovative strategy to improve pig health and performance, and oregano essential oil (ORE) possesses beneficial effects due to its antimicrobial, anti-fungal, and antioxidant properties. We tested the effect of dietary ORE on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in 36 growing pigs, either reared under indoor or outdoor conditions. Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) assay was used to evaluate the effect of diet (control vs. ORE) and the time of sampling (T1-120 days vs. T2-190 days) on the expression of inflammatory and immune-related genes (TNF, IL1β, IL8, IL18, IL10, IL1RN, STAT3, HSP90, ICAM-1, and NFKB1). Under outdoor condition, the majority of transcripts were upregulated (p < 0.05), assuming a general inflammatory status (TNF, HSP90, NFKB1, IL1β, and STAT3). However, an interaction between diet and the farming system was observed: HSP90, NFKB1, and STAT3 were downregulated (p < 0.05) in the outdoor reared pigs when fed the ORE diet. Our study showed that bioactive compounds of ORE exert their activity, especially when the animals are exposed to stressful stimuli. Dietary ORE can be an acceptable strategy to help pigs tolerate the stress related to the harsh, outdoor, rearing conditions.
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- Katia Cappelli
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Martínez-Miró S, Tecles F, Ramón M, Escribano D, Hernández F, Madrid J, Orengo J, Martínez-Subiela S, Manteca X, Cerón JJ. Causes, consequences and biomarkers of stress in swine: an update. BMC Vet Res 2016; 12:171. [PMID: 27543093 PMCID: PMC4992232 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-016-0791-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent decades there has been a growing concern about animal stress on intensive pig farms due to the undesirable consequences that stress produces in the normal physiology of pigs and its effects on their welfare and general productive performance. This review analyses the most important types of stress (social, environmental, metabolic, immunological and due to human handling), and their biological consequences for pigs. The physio-pathological changes associated with stress are described, as well as the negative effects of stress on pig production. In addition an update of the different biomarkers used for the evaluation of stress is provided. These biomarkers can be classified into four groups according to the physiological system or axis evaluated: sympathetic nervous system, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and immune system. CONCLUSIONS Stress it is a process with multifactorial causes and produces an organic response that generates negative effects on animal health and production. Ideally, a panel of various biomarkers should be used to assess and evaluate the stress resulting from diverse causes and the different physiological systems involved in the stress response. We hope that this review will increase the understanding of the stress process, contribute to a better control and reduction of potential stressful stimuli in pigs and, finally, encourage future studies and developments to better monitor, detect and manage stress on pig farms.
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- Silvia Martínez-Miró
- Department of Animal Production, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Production, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Production, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Production, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Production, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Animal and Food Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Ciepielewski ZM, Stojek W, Borman A, Myślińska D, Pałczyńska P, Kamyczek M. The effects of ryanodine receptor (RYR1) mutation on natural killer cell cytotoxicity, plasma cytokines and stress hormones during acute intermittent exercise in pigs. Res Vet Sci 2016; 105:77-86. [PMID: 27033913 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Stress susceptibility has been mapped to a single recessive gene, the ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) gene or halothane (Hal) gene. Homozygous (Hal(nn)), mutated pigs are sensitive to halothane and susceptible to Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS). Previous studies have shown that stress-susceptible RYR1 gene mutated homozygotes in response to restraint stress showed an increase in natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) accompanied by more pronounced stress-related hormone and anti-inflammatory cytokine changes. In order to determine the relationship of a RYR1 gene mutation with NKCC, plasma cytokines and stress-related hormones following a different stress model - exercise - 36 male pigs (representing different genotypes according to RYR1 gene mutation: NN, homozygous dominant; Nn, heterozygous; nn, homozygous recessive) were submitted to an intermittent treadmill walking. During the entire experiment the greatest level of NKCC and the greatest concentrations of interleukin (IL-) 6, IL-10, IL-12, interferon (IFN-)γ and tumor necrosis factor-α and stress-related hormones (adrenaline, prolactin, beta-endorphin) were observed in nn pigs, and the greatest concentration of IL-1 and growth hormone in NN pigs. Immunostimulatory effects of intermittent exercise on NKCC in nn pigs were concomitant with increases in IL-2, IL-12 and IFN-γ, the potent NKCC activators. Our findings suggest that stress-susceptible pigs RYR1 gene mutated pigs develop a greater level of NKCC and cytokine production in response to exercise stress. These results suggest that the heterogeneity of immunological and neuroendocrine response to exercise stress in pigs could be influenced by RYR1 gene mutation.
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- Z M Ciepielewski
- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Pomeranian University in Slupsk, 76-200 Slupsk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Experimental Station Pawłowice, 64-122 Pawłowice, National Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice, Kraków, Poland
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Ciepielewski ZM, Stojek W, Borman A, Myślińska D, Glac W, Kamyczek M. Natural killer cell cytotoxicity, cytokine and neuroendocrine responses to opioid receptor blockade during prolonged restraint in pigs. Res Vet Sci 2013; 95:975-85. [PMID: 24148869 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2013] [Revised: 09/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This study evaluated porcine natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC), plasma cytokines including interleukin (IL) 1β, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 and tumor necrosis factor-α and plasma stress-related hormones including prolactin (PRL), growth hormone (GH), β-endorphin (BEND), ACTH and cortisol (COR) during a 4h restraint and recovery phase after saline or naloxone (1mg/kg BW) administration. The restraint preceded with saline altered NKCC and IL-12 concentration (an early from 15 to 60 min increase followed by a decrease) and increased other measured cytokines and hormones concentrations. Naloxone pretreatment blocked the suppressive effects of the restraint on NKCC and IL-12 and altered IL-10, IL-6, TNF-α, PRL and ACTH concentrations. Furthermore, in naloxone-injected pigs, a positive correlation was found between NKCC and all measured cytokines (with the exception of IL-6) and BEND, ACTH and COR. Results suggest that naloxone-sensitive opioid pathways could influence the mechanisms underlying the immune system (including NKCC) response during stress.
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- Z M Ciepielewski
- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Ciepielewski ZM, Stojek W, Glac W, Wrona D. Restraint effects on stress-related hormones and blood natural killer cell cytotoxicity in pigs with a mutated ryanodine receptor. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2013; 44:195-203. [PMID: 23571007 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A mutation in the ryanodine receptor gene (RYR1) of the calcium release channel is responsible for increased stress susceptibility in pigs. In the present study, the relation of a mutation in RYR1 with the neuroendocrine (stress-related hormone) response and the immune defense represented by natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) during a 4-h restraint and recovery phase in 60 male pigs was investigated. Blood samples were collected from pigs previously divided into RYR1 genotypes (nn, Nn, NN), based on PCR amplification and restriction analyses. The blood samples collected during the restraint and recovery phases of the experiment were used to determine NKCC ((51)Cr-release assay), large granular lymphocyte number (hematologic method), and plasma concentrations of prolactin (PRL), GH, ACTH, and cortisol (COR) (by specific RIA). The greatest degree of NKCC response (P < 0.05) to restraint stress relative to controls was observed for the stress-susceptible homozygote group (nn). Measures of stress-related hormones were positively correlated with NKCC during the entire experimental period (P < 0.001 for all investigated hormones) in the nn group. Immunostimulatory effects in the early (0-60 min) phase of restraint were associated with increased hormone responses, especially PRL and GH. In the late (180-240 min) phase of stress and the recovery phase (480 min), a decrease in immune response was accompanied by an elevated COR response in all RYR1 genotypes. Moreover, divergent responses of both PRL (greatest in nn, P < 0.001) and GH (greatest in NN, P < 0.001) to the 4-h restraint were observed. Our results suggest that stress-susceptible RYR1-mutated homozygotes develop a greater level of immune defense, including cytotoxic activity of NK cells, and accompanied by more pronounced stress-induced changes in neuroendocrine response than stress-resistant heterozygous (Nn) and homozygous (NN) pigs.
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- Z M Ciepielewski
- Department of Animal Physiology, University of Gdansk, 80-822 Gdansk, Poland.
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Crisafulli A, Tocco F, Melis F, Milia R, Concu A. Natural killer cells responsiveness to physical exercise: A brief review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/oji.2013.34024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tuchscherer M, Kanitz E, Puppe B, Tuchscherer A, Viergutz T. Changes in endocrine and immune responses of neonatal pigs exposed to a psychosocial stressor. Res Vet Sci 2009; 87:380-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2008] [Revised: 04/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Small doses of morphine can enhance NK cell cytotoxicity in pigs. Int Immunopharmacol 2009; 9:277-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Revised: 10/29/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ben-Eliyahu S, Page GG, Schleifer SJ. Stress, NK cells, and cancer: Still a promissory note. Brain Behav Immun 2007; 21:881-7. [PMID: 17662574 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2007.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2007] [Revised: 06/18/2007] [Accepted: 06/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Although the last decades have provided ample evidence for deleterious effects of stress on immunity and on cancer development and suggested mediating mechanisms, no psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)-related intervention has become a standard of care in conventional cancer treatment. We believe the reasons for this include the unique nature of cancer evolvement and interactions with the immune system, and the many conceptual and technical obstacles to studying stress effects on immune activity and their implications for human resistance to malignancy. However, the numerous and diverse interactions between malignant tissue and immunocytes are now better understood, and suggestions can be made with respect to certain critical periods to be investigated in cancer-PNI research. Animal models of cancer progression are instrumental in suggesting neuroendocrine and immunological mediators of stress effects on specific aspects of cancer progression, especially with respect to the role of NK cell activity. The ultimate clinical relevance, however, must be tested in cancer patients. Recent animal studies suggest a role for the sympathetic nervous system in mediating biologically relevant stress effects on immunity and on tumor progression. Related interventions can now be tested in patients to support or refute the promise of such studies.
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- Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu
- Neuroimmunology Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Salak-Johnson JL, McGlone JJ. Making sense of apparently conflicting data: Stress and immunity in swine and cattle1. J Anim Sci 2007; 85:E81-8. [PMID: 17085721 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Stress is generally considered to suppress the immune system and may lead to an increase in the occurrence of disease in the presence of a pathogen. The immune system is ordinarily brought back to a baseline response level after immune challenge through homeostatic processes, in part regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-axis. Often, findings reported from various studies investigating the effects of stress on the immune system are conflicting and difficult to reconcile into a cohesive and comprehensible set of universally applicable theories. These discrepancies may be partly explained by the types and durations of the stressors, the aspect(s) of immune system measured, genetics, and social status. A particular stressor may enhance cell-mediated immune responses while suppressing humoral responses or vice versa, thus disrupting the balance between these components of the immune system. How farm animals perceive their environment depends not only on traditional environmental stressors (e.g., heat, cold, humidity, pollutants), but also on aspects of their social environment. Dominant animals may have enhanced immune activation, whereas subordinates have suppression of the same immune component in response to the same stressor. This could explain why individual animals within a group respond differently to stressors and disease challenges. A better understanding of the consequences and complex interactions between social and environmental stressors for innate and adaptive immune traits must be developed so we can more fully understand the effects of stress on immunity in livestock. Once these complex relationships are better understood, more effective interventions can be designed to improve animal health and well-being.
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- J L Salak-Johnson
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.
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Starkweather AR, Witek-Janusek L, Nockels RP, Peterson J, Mathews HL. Immune function, pain, and psychological stress in patients undergoing spinal surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006; 31:E641-7. [PMID: 16915080 DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000231795.85409.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN This study was an exploratory repeated measures design comparing patients undergoing two magnitudes of surgery in the lumbar spine: lumbar herniated disc repair and posterior lumbar fusion. OBJECTIVE The present study evaluated and compared the effect of perceived pain, perceived stress, anxiety, and mood on natural killer cell activity (NKCA) and IL-6 production among adult patients undergoing lumbar surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Presurgical stress and anxiety can lead to detrimental patient outcomes after surgery, such as increased infection rates. It has been hypothesized that such outcomes are due to stress-immune alterations, which may be further exacerbated by the extent of surgery. However, psychologic stress, anxiety, and mood have not been previously characterized in patients undergoing spinal surgery. METHODS Pain, stress, anxiety, and mood were measured using self-report instruments at T1 (1 week before surgery), T2 (the day of surgery), T3 (the day after surgery), and T4 (6 weeks after surgery). Blood (30 mL) was collected for immune assessments at each time point. RESULTS Pain, stress, anxiety, and mood state were elevated at baseline in both surgical groups and were associated with significant reduction in NKCA compared with the nonsurgical control group. A further decrease in NKCA was observed 24 hours after surgery in both surgical groups with a significant rise in stimulated IL-6 production, regardless of the magnitude of surgery. In the recovery period, NKCA increased to or above baseline values, which correlated with decreased levels of reported pain, perceived stress, anxiety, and mood state. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that patients undergoing elective spinal surgery are highly stressed and anxious, regardless of the magnitude of surgery and that such psychologic factors may mediate a reduction in NKCA.
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- Angela R Starkweather
- Intercollegiate College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99224, USA.
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Sutherland MA, Rodriguez-Zas SL, Ellis M, Salak-Johnson JL. Breed and age affect baseline immune traits, cortisol, and performance in growing pigs1. J Anim Sci 2005; 83:2087-95. [PMID: 16100063 DOI: 10.2527/2005.8392087x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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It was hypothesized in these studies that differences would exist in baseline immune and performance measures among different breeds of pigs, and that these differences would be affected by age of the pig. Baseline immune, plasma cortisol (CORT) concentrations, and performance measures were determined among Berkshire (n = 36), Duroc (n = 18), Meishan (n = 54), Landrace x Yorkshire (White X; n = 36), and Yorkshire (n = 36) pigs at 4, 8, and 12 wk of age. All piglets were weaned at 17 to 21 d of age and moved to a common nursery environment. Total white blood cell (WBC), leukocyte differential, plasma CORT, immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations, natural killer cytotoxicity, neutrophil phagocytosis (PHAGO), and chemotaxis (CHTX) were evaluated. At all ages, plasma CORT was greatest in Meishan pigs, and least in Yorkshires (P < 0.05). Plasma IgG increased with age for all breeds (age: P < 0.01; breed x age: P < 0.005), except that in Meishans, IgG decreased. Natural killer cytotoxicity was greatest (P < 0.05) among Meishan pigs. There were breed x age interactions for neutrophil PHAGO (P < 0.001) and CHTX (P < 0.001). Overall, Yorkshire pigs showed the greatest (P < 0.05) percentage of PHAGO but the least (P < 0.05) CHTX. White X pigs had the greatest (P < 0.05) CHTX response. Berkshire pigs had the greatest (P < 0.001) numbers of neutrophils. At 12 wk of age, Meishan pigs had the least BW gain (P < 0.001), and Durocs had the greatest G:F (P < 0.001). There were no significant sex differences for immune (P > or = 0.15), performance (P > or = 0.20), or CORT (P = 0.70) measures. Pig breed and age influenced both baseline immune measures and plasma CORT in growing pigs, suggesting that pig breed and age are important factors influencing the response to various stressors or infectious challenges.
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- M A Sutherland
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, 61801, USA
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Wrona D, Trojniar W. Suppression of natural killer cell cytotoxicity following chronic electrical stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus in rats. J Neuroimmunol 2005; 163:40-52. [PMID: 15885307 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2004] [Revised: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 02/11/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In our previous study we found that chronic electrical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) enhances and its lesion suppresses natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) and a large granular lymphocyte (LGL) number in conscious, freely behaving rats. Since the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) is regarded as behaviorally and physiologically opposite to LH, in our present study we investigated whether this antagonism also holds for the immune functions. Chronic electrical VMH stimulation effect on 1) immune parameters: both spleen and blood NKCC (chromium release assay and single-cell agarose assay) and the number of large granular lymphocytes (LGL; a morphological method), and 2) endocrine parameters: immunosuppressive-corticosterone (COR) and testosterone (TST) and immunostimulative-growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) plasma levels (RIA) was assessed. Twenty-one days of electrical stimulation of VMH caused significant decrease in both spleen and blood NKCC at the population level (chromium release assay) but not at the single cell level (agarose assay) with a simultaneous fall in the LGL number. Rats responding to the VMH stimulation with behavioral inactivation (BIN) showed a significantly lower depression of NKCC and LGL number than those responding with an aversive reaction (AVE). Depression of NKCC coexisted with various hormonal changes: increase of PRL, increase (AVE) or fall (BIN) of COR, decrease of GH (BIN), and increase of TST (VMH-stimulated and VMH-sham). There were significant differences in all measured plasma hormones between BIN and AVE groups. The results obtained indicate that VMH decreases cell-mediated immune response, represented by NK cell activity. The immunosuppressive effect is dependent on the behavioral outcome of VMH stimulation (BIN/AVE) rather than tested endocrine variables. Moreover, the present results indicate that the VMH and LH are antagonistically engaged in the regulation of NK cell cytotoxicity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Danuta Wrona
- Department of Animal Physiology, University of Gdansk, ul. Kladki 24, 80-822 Gdansk, Poland.
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Saito T, Watanabe Y, Nemoto T, Kasuya E, Sakumoto R. Radiotelemetry recording of electroencephalogram in piglets during rest. Physiol Behav 2005; 84:725-31. [PMID: 15885248 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2004] [Revised: 02/14/2005] [Accepted: 02/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A wireless recording system was developed to study the electroencephalogram (EEG) in unrestrained, male Landrace piglets. Under general anesthesia, ball-tipped silver/silver chloride electrodes for EEG recording were implanted onto the dura matter of the parietal and frontal cortex of the piglets. A pair of miniature preamplifiers and transmitters was then mounted on the surface of the skull. To examine whether other bioelectrical activities interfere with the EEG measurements, an electrocardiogram (ECG) or electromyogram (EMG) of the neck was simultaneously recorded with the EEG. Next, wire electrodes for recording movement of the eyelid were implanted with EEG electrodes, and EEG and eyelid movements were simultaneously measured. Power spectral analysis using a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) algorithm indicates that EEG was successfully recorded in unrestrained piglets, at rest, during the daytime in the absence of interference from ECG, EMG or eyelid movements. These data indicate the feasibility of using our radiotelemetry system for measurement of EEG under these conditions.
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- Toshiyuki Saito
- Animal Neurophysiology Laboratory, Physiology and Genetic Regulation Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ikenodai, Tsukuba 305-0901, Japan.
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Hunzeker J, Padgett DA, Sheridan PA, Dhabhar FS, Sheridan JF. Modulation of natural killer cell activity by restraint stress during an influenza A/PR8 infection in mice. Brain Behav Immun 2004; 18:526-35. [PMID: 15331123 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2003.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2003] [Revised: 12/11/2003] [Accepted: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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These experiments were designed to examine the influences of restraint stress (RST) on natural killer (NK) activity and to determine its consequences on influenza A/PR8 (A/PR8) viral replication in mice. The data showed that RST delayed the recruitment of NK1.1+ cells into the lung parenchyma during infection. Quantification of MIP-1alpha and MCP-1 gene expression by real-time PCR revealed that RST suppressed the chemokines responsible for NK cell recruitment into the infected tissue. Additionally, RST suppressed the expression of several macrophage-derived cytokines involved in the effector response of NK cells. IL-15, which is the main cytokine involved in NK cell development and homeostasis, and IL-12, which is important for NK cytotoxicity, were both suppressed. As the NK cell response is an important innate response to control viral replication, we hypothesized that the RST-mediated reduction in NK cell numbers and function would enable viral replication to continue unchecked. In fact, there was enhanced viral replication in the lungs of RST animals. Interestingly, expression of the anti-viral type I interferons (IFN-alpha and IFN-beta) was elevated presumably in response to the elevated viral load in the stressed mice. Together, these data show that RST suppressed expression of the cytokine genes involved in the recruitment and activation of NK cells during an experimental influenza viral infections. The consequence of this effect was diminished NK cell function and enhanced viral replication.
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- John Hunzeker
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43218, USA.
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Wrona D, Klejbor I, Trojniar W. Chronic electric stimulation of the midbrain ventral tegmental area increases spleen but not blood natural killer cell cytotoxicity in rats. J Neuroimmunol 2004; 155:85-93. [PMID: 15342199 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2004] [Revised: 05/12/2004] [Accepted: 06/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Previously we found that in conscious, freely behaving rats chronic electric stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) caused significant augmentation of natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) and a large granular lymphocyte (LGL) number more pronounced in the spleen than in the peripheral blood. The LH belongs to the so-called "brain reward system", a collection of the central structures whose activation produce positive emotions. The midbrain ventral tegmental area (VTA) is another prominent reward-relevant structure. In the present work, chronic electric stimulation of VTA (constant current 0.1 ms duration cathodal pulses delivered at frequency 50 Hz during 60 min daily session for 14 consecutive days) caused in rats an increase in the spleen but not in the peripheral blood NKCC (chromium release assay) without simultaneous effect on the number of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) (morphological method) and plasma level of prolactin (PRL), growth hormone (GH), corticosterone (COR), and testosterone (TST). This effect was anatomically specific as no influence of analogous thalamic stimulation on immune and endocrine response was found. The results obtained indicate that both reward-related areas VTA and LH enhance the cell-mediated immune response, represented by natural killer cytotoxicity, especially in the spleen. However, the effect pronounced by VTA is weaker than that of LH, possibly due to additional connections of LH with the hormonal and/or autonomic control systems.
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- Danuta Wrona
- Department of Animal Physiology, University of Gdańsk, ul. Kładki 24, 80-822 Gdańsk, Poland.
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Wrona D, Jurkowski MK, Tokarski J. Blood and spleen natural killer cell cytotoxicity after exposure to open field stress in rats: the effect of spontaneous locomotor activity. J Neuroimmunol 2004; 150:88-97. [PMID: 15081252 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2003] [Revised: 01/30/2004] [Accepted: 01/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the present study we compared the effects of acute (30 min), white and illuminated open field (OF) stress on behavioral, immune and endocrine variables between rats divided into high (HR) and low (LR) responsive to novelty and in a non-divided group. It was found that OF-induced behavioral depression which was in parallel to suppression of both blood and spleen natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC), large granular lymphocyte (LGL) and lymphocyte numbers occurred in stressed LR rats only. There was no significant difference in the plasma level of corticosterone (COR) and testosterone (TST) between HR and LR rats. In contrast, when the HR and LR groups were examined together (the non-divided group), no significant influence of OF stress on behavioral activity or NKCC was observed. These results emphasize that individual differences as measured by spontaneous locomotor activity play the important role for the study of the mechanisms involved in stress-induced immunomodulation and indicate that OF stress-induced behavioral depression in low reactivity animals may be accompanied by impaired defence against viral infections and neoplastic growth, which is functionally related to NKCC.
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- D Wrona
- Department of Animal Physiology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk 80822, Poland.
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Wrona D, Jurkowski M, Luszawska D, Tokarski J, Trojniar W. The effects of lateral hypothalamic lesions on peripheral blood natural killer cell cytotoxicity in rats hyper- and hyporesponsive to novelty. Brain Behav Immun 2003; 17:453-61. [PMID: 14583237 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-1591(03)00065-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Individual variability in the central control of the cellular immune responses is the main subject of the study. Previously, it was found that destruction of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) produced long-term depression of the cytotoxicity of NK cells (NKCC) and their number (LGL). In the present experiment we compared changes in the peripheral blood NKCC, LGL number, as well as leukocyte and lymphocyte number, their mitogenic activity and plasma corticosterone level evoked by electrolytic LH lesions in rats which were categorized as either high (HR) and low (LR) responders according to their locomotor response to a new environment. It was found that: (1) before the lesion NKCC (measured by 51Cr release assay) was higher in the HRs than in LRs; (2) LH damage caused a drop in NKCC and LGL number (21st postlesion day) preceded by a transient enhancement (5th postlesion day) significant for HRs only. As a result of a greater decrease in the HRs than LRs the baseline differences between groups disappeared by 21st postlesion day; (3) NKCC and LGL depression was not accompanied by changes in lytic activity of a single NK cell (agarose assay) which indicates that NKCC decrease concerned the population level and was dependent on LGL redistribution and/or recycling rate; (4) on the 21st postlesion day there was a significant leuko- and lymphopenia in the lesioned groups both HRs and LRs; (5) proliferative lymphocyte response to PWM (colorimetric assay) and plasma corticosterone level were not affected either by the motility level or by the lesion. The results emphasize the importance of individual differences in behavioral reactivity for NKCC regulation and a possible involvement of LH in the mechanism which connects high locomotor activity with stimulation of NKCC.
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- Danuta Wrona
- Department of Animal Physiology, University of Gdańsk, Kładki 24, Gdańsk 80-822, Poland.
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Wrona D, Trojniar W. Chronic electrical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus increases natural killer cell cytotoxicity in rats. J Neuroimmunol 2003; 141:20-9. [PMID: 12965250 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(03)00214-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Previously, we found that in rats coagulation of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) caused depression of the peripheral blood natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) and the number of large granular lymphocytes (LGL). In the present work, we have tested the effects on both spleen and blood NKCC of acute (1 day) and chronic (21 days) electrical stimulation of LH, and LGL number in conscious, freely behaving animals. Five groups of male Wistar rats were used: LH stimulated (n=22), thalamic (Thal) stimulated control (n=4), operated but non-stimulated LH sham controls (n=7), non-operated normal control group (n=8) and spleen baseline group (n=10). Chronic stimulation of LH caused significant augmentation of NKCC (51Cr-release assay) and LGL number (a morphological method), more pronounced in the spleen than in the peripheral blood. Rats responding to LH stimulation with feeding showed a slightly greater effect than those responding with a locomotor reaction. The observed effects were anatomically specific as no influence of Thal stimulation or the sham procedure was found. The results are discussed in terms of the involvement of LH in reward phenomena and the hormonal control of the immune system.
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Affiliation(s)
- Danuta Wrona
- Department of Animal Physiology, University of Gdansk, 80-822 Gdansk, Poland.
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Wang J, Charboneau R, Barke RA, Loh HH, Roy S. Mu-opioid receptor mediates chronic restraint stress-induced lymphocyte apoptosis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2002; 169:3630-6. [PMID: 12244154 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.7.3630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Psychological stress is associated with immunosuppression in both humans and animals. Although it was well established that psychological stressors stimulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system, resulting in the release of various hormones and neurotransmitters, the mechanisms underlying these phenomena are poorly understood. In this study, mu-opioid receptor knockout (MORKO) mice were used to investigate whether the mu-opioid receptor mediates the immunosuppression induced by restraint stress. Our results showed that wild-type (WT) mice subjected to chronic 12-h daily restraint stress for 2 days exhibited a significant decrease in splenocyte number with a substantial increase in apoptosis and CD95 (Fas/APO-1) expression of splenocytes. The effects are essentially abolished in MORKO mice. Furthermore, inhibition of splenic lymphocyte proliferation, IL-2, and IFN-gamma production induced by restraint stress in WT mice was also significantly abolished in MORKO mice. Interestingly, both stressed WT and MORKO mice showed a significant elevation in plasma corticosterone and pituitary proopiomelanocortin mRNA expression, although the increase was significantly lower in MORKO mice. Adrenalectomy did not reverse restraint stress-induced immunosuppression in WT mice. These data clearly established that the mu-opioid receptor is involved in restraint stress-induced immune alterations via a mechanism of apoptotic cell death, and that the effect is not mediated exclusively through the glucocorticoid pathway.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenalectomy
- Animals
- Apoptosis/immunology
- Corticosterone/blood
- Female
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/immunology
- Immunosuppression Therapy
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-2/biosynthesis
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphocyte Count
- Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Pituitary-Adrenal System/immunology
- Pro-Opiomelanocortin/biosynthesis
- Pro-Opiomelanocortin/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/deficiency
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Restraint, Physical
- Spleen/cytology
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
- Stress, Psychological/genetics
- Stress, Psychological/immunology
- Stress, Psychological/metabolism
- Stress, Psychological/pathology
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Up-Regulation/immunology
- fas Receptor/biosynthesis
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Affiliation(s)
- Jinghua Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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