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9285241

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Cocaine has been shown to affect immune function through the release of corticosterone. Acute administration of both cocaine and corticosterone produces an enhancement of the T-dependent antibody response to sheep erythrocytes. The T-independent antibody response to DNP-ficoll is not enhanced under identical conditions, suggesting that the T-cell is involved as a cellular target. We examined T-helper cell cytokine production following in vivo cocaine administration and found an increase in IL-4 and IL-10; while IL-2 and IFN-gamma were unaffected. The rise in Th2 cytokines is consistent with an enhanced T-dependent antibody response, a measure of humoral immunity. Because previous results showed that the enhancement by cocaine is mediated via corticosterone, the direct effects of corticosterone on Th1/Th2 in vitro cytokine production were investigated. Th1 cytokines, IL-2 and IFN-gamma, were dose-dependently suppressed by corticosterone at physiologic concentrations. In contrast Th2 cytokines, IL-4 and IL-10, exhibited a biphasic dose response curve, whereby an enhancement was observed at low doses, followed by suppression at higher doses. In order to determine the consequences of this apparent shift towards a Th2 response on a Th1 response, we looked at the delayed-type hypersensitivity response to sheep erythrocytes. This measure of cell-mediated immunity was not significantly affected by acute cocaine, however, corticosterone administration resulted in a significant suppression. These results indicate that corticosterone can produce a shift towards a Th2 predominate response, possibly at the expense of Th1-mediated responses.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0162-3109
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Disruption of Th1/Th2 cytokine balance by cocaine is mediated by corticosterone.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0613, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.