Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
Gewählte Publikation:
Schauenstein, K; Felsner, P; Rinner, I; Liebmann, PM; Stevenson, JR; Westermann, J; Haas, HS; Cohen, RL; Chambers, DA.
In vivo immunomodulation by peripheral adrenergic and cholinergic agonists/antagonists in rat and mouse models.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2000; 917(6):618-627
Doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05427.x
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Schauenstein Konrad
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Haas Helga Susanne
- Liebmann-Holzmann Peter
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- Abstract:
- Our work is devoted to defining relationships between the immune system and the adrenergic and cholinergic systems in vivo. In the rat model, we have shown that the cells of different immune compartments express the genes of a defined set of adrenergic/cholinergic receptors, and it was shown that lymphocytes are a site of non-neuronal production of norepinephrine and acetylcholine. Furthermore, using implantable slow-release tablets containing adrenergic or cholinergic agonists/antagonists, distinct and partly opposite effects were observed on peripheral immune functions. Concerning sympathetic immunoregulation, our data--in contrast to those of other studies--suggest that an enhanced adrenergic tonus leads to immunosuppression primarily via alpha 2-receptor-mediated mechanisms. Beta-blockade strongly enhances this effect, most likely by inhibition of pineal melatonin synthesis. In recent experiments on the kinetics it was found that the continuous alpha-adrenergic treatment entails a strong suppression of cellular responsiveness during the first few hours, which is increasingly followed by a general loss of lymphocytes in blood and lymphoid organs most likely due to enhanced apoptosis. More recently, we have extended our studies to the mouse model. First data obtained with RNAse protection assays suggest a biphasic effect on the gene expression of several cytokines in spleen cells due to adrenergic in vivo treatment.
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