title: Cytokine pattern secretion by murine spleen cells after inactivated Candida albicans immunization. Effect of cocaine and morphine treatment.
abstract: In the present work we have analyzed: i) the effect of heat-inactivated Candida albicans immunization on the cytokine production by murine spleen cells; ii) the effect of a subchronic cocaine and morphine treatment on this production. The treatment with a single dose of inactivated Candida blastospores induced interleukin-2(IL-2), interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) production at 24 h after in vitro restimulation of splenocytes. In this model, the exposure to morphine (25 mg/kg, 5 days before, during and 5 days after inoculation with the yeast) significant decreased IL-2 and IL-4 levels, while secretion of IFN-gamma was unaltered. The same cocaine treatment (10 mg/kg) resulted in unchanged levels of the three cytokines tested. The results showed that non-viable Candida cells of this strain induce a predominant Th0 response. This immune effect is in part impaired only by a subchronic administration of morphine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, Microbiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Casalinuovo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaziano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000276:immunology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007114:Immunization; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D016207:Cytokines; D007376:Interleukin-2; D009294:Narcotics; D015847:Interleukin-4; D009020:Morphine; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D003042:Cocaine