| Increased IL-4 production and attenuated proliferative and pro-inflammatory responses of splenocytes from wild-caught rats (Rattus norvegicus). | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16594897 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Wild animals, unlike their laboratory counterparts, live amidst an abundance of pathogens and parasites. The presence of such immune stimulation from the time of birth likely has a profound effect on the development and stasis of the immune system. To probe potential differences between the immune systems of wild and laboratory animals, the response to mitogen (Con A) of splenocytes from wild rats was evaluated in vitro and compared with results from lab-rat-derived splenocytes. Although the response to mitogen is ubiquitous in splenocytes from laboratory animals regardless of strain or even species, splenocytes derived from wild rats were unresponsive to mitogen as judged by upregulation of activation markers and proliferation. Further, splenocytes from wild rats produced almost 10-fold less IL-2 and TNF-alpha in response to mitogen than did splenocytes from laboratory rats. In addition, mitogen stimulation resulted in an almost 100-fold greater production of IL-4 in wild-rat-derived splenocytes than in lab-rat-derived splenocytes. Perhaps surprisingly, these differences were observed in the absence of differences between wild and laboratory animals in the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ T cells or in the relative numbers of T cells, B cells and monocytes in the splenocyte population. These observations may have substantial implications for the hygiene hypothesis and provide considerable insight into the roles played by the environment during immune system development and modulation. |
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Authors:
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Aaron Lesher; Bin Li; Parker Whitt; Nolan Newton; Aditya P Devalapalli; Karl Shieh; Jonathan S Solow; William Parker |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-04-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Immunology and cell biology Volume: 84 ISSN: 0818-9641 ISO Abbreviation: Immunol. Cell Biol. Publication Date: 2006 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-07-12 Completed Date: 2006-09-19 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8706300 Medline TA: Immunol Cell Biol Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 374-82 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Animals Animals, Wild / immunology* Cell Growth Processes / physiology Concanavalin A / immunology, pharmacology Female Immunoglobulin G / immunology Interleukin-2 / immunology Interleukin-4 / biosynthesis*, immunology Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects Male Rats / immunology* Rats, Inbred F344 Rats, Inbred Lew Rats, Inbred WKY Rats, Sprague-Dawley Spleen / cytology, drug effects, immunology* T-Lymphocytes / drug effects, immunology* Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / immunology |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
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P30 DK34987/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 HL60232-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Interleukin-2; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; 11028-71-0/Concanavalin A; 207137-56-2/Interleukin-4 |
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