title: Neuropeptide Y inhibits in vivo specific antibody production in rats.
abstract: The sympathetic neurotransmitter neuropeptide-Y (NPY) is hypothesized to play a role in the in vivo modulation of immune responses. This study examined the effects of intraperitoneal administration of NPY on specific antibody responses to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) in rats. Antibody levels were repeatedly measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay before and after intraperitoneal immunization with KLH. NPY induced a dose-dependent inhibition of IgM and IgG antibody responses following immunization with either physiologic or supraphysiologic doses of antigen. These in vivo results suggests that NPY may be involved in endogenous modulation of immune responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nonogaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin