IMMUNE AND NEUROENDOCRINE RESPONSE TO RESTRAINT IN MALE AND FEMALE RATS

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FARABOLLINI, F
ALBONETTI, ME
ALOISI, AM
FACCHINETTI, F
GRASSO, G
LODI, L
LUPO, C
MUSCETTOLA, M
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[1] UNIV SIENA,IST ANAT UMANA NORMALE,I-53100 SIENA,ITALY
[2] UNIV SIENA,IST FISIOL GEN & SCI ALIMENTAZ,I-53100 SIENA,ITALY
[3] UNIV MODENA,OSTET & GINECOL CLIN,I-41100 MODENA,ITALY
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10.1016/0306-4530(93)90002-3
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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A parallel study of the modification in the opioid and immunological systems induced by acute restraint (RT) was carried out in male and female rats 24 hr after the treatment. Beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity (beta-ELI) was measured in two brain areas (ventral hypothalamus [HYP] and periaqueductal gray matter [PAG]) and in the pituitary (anterior and neurointermediate lobes), together with plasma corticosterone (C) and ACTH. Immune function was measured as mitogen-induced Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production by splenocytes. RT reduced beta-ELI levels in the PAG in males and females. Plasma levels of C and ACTH did not differ from the basal levels in restrained animals. RT reduced IFN-gamma production in both sexes, but this effect was more marked in females than in males. The possible relationship between the immune and opioid system is discussed.
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