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Straub, RH; Herrmann, M; Berkmiller, G; Frauenholz, T; Lang, B; Schölmerich, J; Falk, W.
Neuronal regulation of interleukin 6 secretion in murine spleen: adrenergic and opioidergic control.
J Neurochem. 1997; 68(4):1633-1639
Doi: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68041633.x
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- The PNS was anticipated to be involved in the modulation of immune responses. To study aspects of this neuronal-immune communication, a recently developed tissue slice method was used to study the effects of adrenergic and opioidergic transmitters on interleukin 6 (IL-6) secretion in the spleen. The alpha 2-adrenergic agonist p-aminoclonidine (10(-7) M) inhibited IL-6 secretion (control vs. p-aminoclonidine, 100.0 +/- 4.76 vs. 59.3 +/- 6.6% of control values; p < 0.001). The alpha 1-adrenergic agonist methoxamine (10(-8) M) also inhibited IL-6 secretion (100.0 +/- 4.8 vs. 71.5 +/- 3.8%; p < 0.001). The endogenous opioids beta-endorphin (10(-10) M), methionine-enkephalin (10(-9) M), and leucine-enkephalin (10(-9) M) inhibited IL-6 secretion as well (p = 0.0051, p = 0.0337, and p = 0.0226, respectively). Electrical stimulation of spleen slices inhibited IL-6 secretion (100.0 +/- 4.3 vs. 56.7 +/- 4.6% of control values; p < 0.001). The involvement of alpha-adrenergic and opioidergic molecules in this electrically induced inhibition was shown by the use of antagonists. Electrical inhibition of IL-6 secretion was attenuated by phentolamine (10(-7) M; p = 0.0345), by naloxone (10(-6) M; p = 0.0046), by cyprodime (10(-8) M; p = 0.0014), and by the combination of cyprodime (10(-7) M) plus phentolamine (10(-8) M; p < 0.0001). We conclude from the complementary studies that the inhibition of IL-6 secretion induced by electrical pulses was mostly mediated by alpha-adrenergic and mu-opioidergic endogenous transmitters.
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