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Czernicki M, Kunnumpurath S, Park W, Kunnumpurath A, Kodumudi G, Tao J, Kodumudi V, Vadivelu N, Urman RD. Perioperative Pain Management in the Critically Ill Patient. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2019; 23:34. [PMID: 30977001 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0771-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The assessment and management of perioperative pain in an intensive care setting is complex and challenging, requiring several patient-specific considerations. Administering analgesia is difficult due to interacting effects of pre-existing conditions, interventions, and deviation from standard levels of expressiveness of pain. A significant part of this complexity also arises from the reduced capacity of critically ill patients to fully communicate the severity and nature of their pain. We provide an overview of pharmacological approaches and regional techniques, which can be employed alongside the management of anxiety and sleep, to alleviate pain in the critically ill patients in the perioperative period. These interventions require additional assessments unique to critical care, yet achieving pain relief for improving clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction remains a constant. RECENT FINDINGS The latest research has found that the development of standardized mechanisms and protocols to optimize the diagnosis, assessment, and management of pain in the critically ill can provide the best outcomes. The numerical rating scale, critical care pain observation criteria, and behavior pain scale has shown higher reliability to accurately assess pain in the critically ill. Most importantly, preemptive analgesia and the emphasis on early pain control-in the perioperative setting, ICU, and post-discharge-are crucial in minimizing chronic post-discharge pain. Finally, the multimodal approach is still found to be the most effective. This includes pharmacological treatments, regional nerve block, and epidural techniques, as well as alternative methods that are cheap, safe, and easily available. All these together have shown to help control pain, provide psychological support, and prevent long-term co-morbidities in the critically ill. Largely, pain in the critically ill patient is still a very complex issue that requires appropriate diagnosis, assessment, and management of the pain itself and treating all the underlying co-morbidities as well. Many different factors makes it challenging, especially the difficulty in communicating with an ICU patient. However, by looking at the patient as a whole, treating pain early with the multimodal approach, there seems to be some promising results in improving outcomes. It has shown that the improved outcomes in critically ill patients in the perioperative period seen with optimized pain management and ICU can shorten hospital stays, decreased inpatient costs, and limit the use of limited resources.
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- Michal Czernicki
- Consultant Anaesthetist, Nottingham University Hospital, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
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- Consultant in Pain Management, Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals, Wryth Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1AA, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street TMP3, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Medical School, University College London, Gower Street Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- California Northstate School of Medicine, 9700 West Taron Drive, Elk Grove, CA, 95757, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street TMP3, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT, 06030-1905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street TMP3, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Damage of splenic T lymphocyte proliferation and differentiation and its normalization by electroacupuncture in morphine-dependent mice mode. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2011:424092. [PMID: 21747891 PMCID: PMC3124029 DOI: 10.1155/2011/424092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In a previous paper we reported that electroacupuncture (EA) could suppress opioid withdrawal syndrome and increase the appetite, sleep, and body weight in heroin addicts or morphine dependent animals. Considering that opioids were known to inhibit immune function, the present study was designed to observe whether EA could modulate the immune status of morphine dependent and withdrawal mice. We found that chronic morphine-induced decrease of splenic T lymphocyte proliferation and IL-2 production can be significantly raised by 2 Hz EA, and the fluctuation of CD4+/CD8+ ratio was also run to the baseline level by the EA. These findings indicated that chronic morphine exposure-induced immune dysfunction in mice could be normalized by 2 Hz EA.
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Nseir S, Makris D, Mathieu D, Durocher A, Marquette CH. Intensive Care Unit-acquired infection as a side effect of sedation. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2010; 14:R30. [PMID: 20226064 PMCID: PMC2887136 DOI: 10.1186/cc8907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Revised: 01/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Introduction Sedative and analgesic medications are routinely used in mechanically ventilated patients. The aim of this review is to discus epidemiologic data that suggest a relationship between infection and sedation, to review available data for the potential causes and pathophysiology of this relationship, and to identify potential preventive measures. Methods Data for this review were identified through searches of PubMed, and from bibliographies of relevant articles. Results Several epidemiologic studies suggested a link between sedation and ICU-acquired infection. Prolongation of exposure to risk factors for infection, microaspiration, gastrointestinal motility disturbances, microcirculatory effects are main mechanisms by which sedation may favour infection in critically ill patients. Furthermore, experimental evidence coming from studies both in humans and animals suggest that sedatives and analgesics present immunomodulatory properties that might alter the immunologic response to exogenous stimuli. Clinical studies comparing different sedative agents do not provide evidence to recommend the use of a particular agent to reduce ICU-acquired infection rate. However, sedation strategies aiming to reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation, such as daily interruption of sedatives or nursing-implementing sedation protocol, should be promoted. In addition, the use of short acting opioids, propofol, and dexmedetomidine is associated with shorter duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay, and might be helpful in reducing ICU-acquired infection rates. Conclusions Prolongation of exposure to risk factors for infection, microaspiration, gastrointestinal motility disturbances, microcirculatory effects, and immunomodulatory effects are main mechanisms by which sedation may favour infection in critically ill patients. Future studies should compare the effect of different sedative agents, and the impact of progressive opioid discontinuation compared with abrupt discontinuation on ICU-acquired infection rates.
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- Saad Nseir
- Intensive Care Unit, Calmette Hospital, University Hospital of Lille, boulevard du Pr Leclercq, Lille cedex, France.
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Jenny M, Winkler C, Spetea M, Schennach H, Schmidhammer H, Fuchs D. Non-peptidic delta-opioid receptor antagonists suppress mitogen-induced tryptophan degradation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro. Immunol Lett 2008; 118:82-7. [PMID: 18440650 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Opioid receptors are expressed not only on neuroendocrine cells but also on immunocompetent cells such as lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages. micro-Opioid receptor agonists were found to exert immunosuppressive effects, whereas delta-opioid receptor agonists have been shown to act as immunostimulants. delta-Opioid receptor agonists stimulate T and B cells and activate granulocytes and monocytes, conversely, immunostimulation can be blocked by the non-peptidic delta-opioid receptor antagonist (NTI). We investigated the impact of NTI and of the two structurally related compounds HS-378 and HS-459 on degradation of tryptophan and formation of neopterin in mitogen-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Both these biochemical pathways were found to be suppressed by all three opioid receptor antagonists, HS-378 and HS-459 exhibiting slightly greater potency than NTI. The suppression of tryptophan degradation suggests that the tested delta-opioid antagonists are able to influence the serotonergic system via a non-opioid action.
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- Marcel Jenny
- Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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The use of drugs of abuse, both recreationally and medicinally, may be related to serious public health concerns. There is a relationship between addictive drugs of abuse such as alcohol and nicotine in cigarette smoke, as well as illegal drugs such as opiates, cocaine and marijuana, and increased susceptibility to infections. The nature and mechanisms of immunomodulation induced by such drugs of abuse are described in this review. The effects of opiates and marijuana, using animal models as well as in vitro studies with immune cells from experimental animals and humans, have shown that immunomodulation induced by these drugs is mainly receptor-mediated, either directly by interaction with specific receptors on immune cells or indirectly by reaction with similar receptors on cells of the nervous system. Similar studies also show that cocaine and nicotine have marked immunomodulatory effects, which are mainly receptor-mediated. Both cocaine, an illegal drug, and nicotine, a widely used legal addictive component of cigarettes, are markedly immunomodulatory and increase susceptibility to infection. The nature and mechanism of immunomodulation induced by alcohol, the most widely used addictive substance of abuse, are similar but immunomodulatory effects, although not receptor-mediated. The many research studies on the effects of these drugs on immunity and increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, including AIDS, are providing a better understanding of the complex interactions between immunity, infections and substance abuse.
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- Herman Friedman
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612-4799, USA.
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Bidlack JM, Khimich M, Parkhill AL, Sumagin S, Sun B, Tipton CM. Opioid receptors and signaling on cells from the immune system. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2006; 1:260-9. [PMID: 18040803 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-006-9026-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This review discusses the criteria for determining whether a binding site or functional response is directly mediated by either the mu, delta, or kappa opioid receptors. In 1988, Sibinga and Goldstein published the first review that addressed whether cells from the immune system express opioid receptors. The criteria that they used, namely, structure-activity relationships, stereoselectivity, dose- and concentration-dependence, and saturability are still relevant criteria today for determining if an immunological response is mediated by either the mu, delta or kappa opioid receptors. Radioligand receptor binding studies and functional studies that clearly show the presence of an opioid receptor on immunocytes are presented. Selective agonists and antagonists for the mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors are discussed, and the need for their use in experiments is emphasized. Conditions used in functional assays are very important. Receptor desensitization and downregulation occur within minutes after the application of an agonist. However, many immunological assays are applying an agonist for days before measuring an immunological effect. The results obtained may reflect changes that are results of receptor desensitization and/or downregulation instead of changes that are observed with acute activation of the receptor. The future of receptor pharmacology lies in the crosstalk and dimerization of G protein-coupled receptors. In transfected systems, opioid receptors have been shown to dimerize with chemokine and cannabinoid receptors, resulting in crosstalk between different types of receptors.
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- Jean M Bidlack
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, P.O. Box 711, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14642-8711, USA.
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D'Ambrosio A, Noviello L, Negri L, Schmidhammer H, Quintieri F. Effect of novel non-peptidic delta opioid receptor antagonists on human T and B cell activation. Life Sci 2004; 75:63-75. [PMID: 15102522 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/03/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The effects of the antagonist naltrindole (NTI) on cells of the immune system have been largely studied although the mechanisms of action are still unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate, in vitro, the immunomodulatory activity of four new delta-selective opioid compounds structurally related to naltrindole. The effects at different concentrations of these opioid antagonists on proliferative response were studied on normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated with different stimuli: mitogens, the antigen PPD, the anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies (mAb), the superantigen Staphylococcus aureus Cowan strain 1 (SAC) and alloantigens in the mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLR). The immunomodulatory capacity of these compounds was evaluated by determining the interleukin-2 (IL-2) release in mitogen activated PBMC. The present study shows that all the new delta opioid antagonists at 10(-5) M concentration are immunosuppressive. The inhibitory action is also evident at lower concentrations when anti-CD3 mAb and SAC were used as stimulators. In addition, the production of IL-2 was inhibited by the opioid treatment, but this might not be the only mechanism of action.
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- Antonella D'Ambrosio
- Department of Immunology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, V.le Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Wei G, Moss J, Yuan CS. Opioid-induced immunosuppression: is it centrally mediated or peripherally mediated? Biochem Pharmacol 2003; 65:1761-6. [PMID: 12781327 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00085-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Opioid compounds are commonly used pain medications. However, their administration is associated with a number of side-effects. Among them, opioid-induced immunosuppression is a significant medical problem, which is evidenced by a strong association between the use of opioids and exacerbated infections, including AIDS. Research data have demonstrated the effects of opioids to be suppressive on phagocytic, natural killer (NK), B and T cells. However, these immunosuppressive effects may be mediated by mechanisms different from those for antinociceptive actions. This article reviews possible central and peripheral mechanisms of opioid-induced immunosuppression. To the extent that peripherally mediated immunosuppressive effects play a significant role in opioid-induced immunosuppression, novel peripheral opioid antagonists may have a therapeutic role in attenuating opioid-induced immunosuppression without affecting analgesia.
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- Gang Wei
- Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4028, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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The use of recreational drugs of abuse has generated serious health concerns. There is a long-recognized relationship between addictive drugs and increased levels of infections. Studies of the mechanisms of actions of these drugs became more urgent with the advent of AIDS and its correlation with abused substances. The nature and mechanisms of immunomodulation by marijuana, opiates, cocaine, nicotine, and alcohol are described in this review. Recent studies of the effects of opiates or marijuana on the immune system have demonstrated that they are receptor mediated, occurring both directly via specific receptors on immune cells and indirectly through similar receptors on cells of the nervous system. Findings are also discussed that demonstrate that cocaine and nicotine have similar immunomodulatory effects, which are also apparently receptor mediated. Finally, the nature and mechanisms of immunomodulation by alcohol are described. Although no specific alcohol receptors have been identified, it is widely recognized that alcohol enhances susceptibility to opportunistic microbes. The review covers recent studies of the effects of these drugs on immunity and on increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, including AIDS.
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- Herman Friedman
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
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Holán V, Zajícová A, Krulova M, Blahoutová V, Wilczek H. Augmented production of proinflammatory cytokines and accelerated allotransplantation reactions in heroin-treated mice. Clin Exp Immunol 2003; 132:40-5. [PMID: 12653834 PMCID: PMC1808676 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02103.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Heroin treatment or abusive drug addiction influences many physiological functions, including the reactions of the immune system. Although suppression of various manifestations of the immune system after heroin (or morphine) administration has been reported, we show here that production of proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) was enhanced and allotransplantation reactions were accelerated significantly in heroin-treated recipients. Mice were treated by a subcutaneous administration of heroin (diacetylmorphine) given in one or repeated daily doses. The ability of spleen cells from treated mice to respond in vitro to alloantigens and to produce IL-2, IL-4, IL-10 and IFN-gamma, and the production of IL-1beta, IL-12 and NO by peritoneal macrophages, were tested. Within 2 h after heroin administration, proliferative responses to alloantigens and the production of IL-1beta, IFN-gamma, IL-12 and NO were enhanced significantly. In contrast, the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4 and IL-10 was at the same time rather decreased. As a consequence, skin allografts in heroin-treated mice were rejected more promptly than in untreated or vehicle-treated recipients. Similarly, the growth of allogeneic tumours induced by high doses of tumour cells was suppressed significantly in heroin-treated mice. The enhancing effects of heroin on the production of proinflammatory cytokines were antagonized by naltrexone, a specific inhibitor of classic opioid receptors. These results show that heroin treatment augments production of proinflammatory cytokines and accelerates allotransplantation reactions. The observations thus illustrate the complexity of the effects of heroin on the immune system and should be taken into account during medical treatment of opiate addicts and in the use of morphine to decrease pain in various clinical situations.
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- V Holán
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Liang-Suo J, Gomez-Flores R, Weber RJ. Immunosuppression induced by central action of morphine is not blocked by mifepristone (RU 486). Life Sci 2002; 71:2595-602. [PMID: 12354578 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)02087-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Morphine causes immunosuppression by binding to opioid receptors on immune cells, or indirectly by acting on receptors in the brain. However, morphine exact mechanism of action has not been elucidated. In the present study, we investigated the role of glucocorticoids in morphine-mediated immunosuppression after acute action in the rat mesencephalon periaqueductal gray (PAG). Natural killer (NK) cell activity and T cell proliferation were used to evaluate potential indirect mechanisms of morphine action. Microinjection of morphine in the ventral-caudal aspect of the PAG significantly (p < 0.01) suppressed splenic NK cell cytotoxic activity (32% reduction), and antiTCR-, IL-2-, antiTCR + IL-2, and Con A-induced thymic (30% to 50% reduction) and splenic (35% to 70% reduction) lymphocyte proliferation compared with PAG-injected saline control animals. The glucocorticoid receptor antagonist mifepristone (RU 486) did not block the immunosuppressive effects of morphine, suggesting that such effects are independent of activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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- Jin Liang-Suo
- Section of Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Therapeutic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, 61656, USA
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Overall, it is apparent that opioids do affect host defense mechanisms. Heroin users present with an altered and functionally impaired immune system and have a higher prevalence of infectious diseases than do nonaddicts. Individuals exposed to opioid treatment for pain management during surgical procedures or maintained on oral methadone for treatment of drug addiction show either no effect or a suppressed immune system, depending on dosage and, in the case of methadone-maintained patients, duration of drug treatment. Confounding factors in these studies undermine definitive conclusions about the mechanisms by which opioids induce their immunomodulatory effects. Animal models have provided the means by which investigators can study the effects of opioids in a complex, biologic system that is easily manipulated and controlled. Findings from these studies have confirmed human data associating a pathogenic susceptibility with opioid use. Animal models have shown the complexity of this association. Interaction of the CNS, the autonomic nervous system, and the HPA axis is required for the varied effects of opioids on the immune system. By implication, exogenous opioids may be mimicking pathways by which endogenous opioids are involved in regulating immune defenses. To minimize the increased incidence of infectious diseases in heroin users and individuals clinically exposed to opioids, it will be important to determine the individual and collective effects of the opioid-induced activation of these pathways and the consequences of that activation to the immune system.
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- Norma C Alonzo
- Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical School, SE #402 Med-Dent, Box 571443, Washington, DC 20057-1443, USA
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Rahim RT, Adler MW, Meissler JJ, Cowan A, Rogers TJ, Geller EB, Eisenstein TK. Abrupt or precipitated withdrawal from morphine induces immunosuppression. J Neuroimmunol 2002; 127:88-95. [PMID: 12044979 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(02)00103-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The present studies tested the effect of withdrawal from morphine by two different paradigms, abrupt withdrawal (AW) or precipitated withdrawal (PW), on the capacity of murine spleen cells to mount an in vitro antibody response. Mice were made dependent by chronic treatment using s.c. implanted morphine slow-release pellets. Splenocytes were harvested at various time points after withdrawal and the number of antibody-forming cells determined using a plaque-forming cell (PFC) assay. The results indicate that induction of abstinence from morphine in dependent mice by either paradigm caused marked immunosuppression between 24 and 48 h post-withdrawal. However, the kinetics of onset and recovery from immunosuppression were different in AW and PW.
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- Rahil T Rahim
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3400 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Rozenfeld-Granot G, Toren A, Amariglio N, Nagler A, Rosenthal E, Biniaminov M, Brok-Simoni F, Rechavi G. MAP kinase activation by mu opioid receptor in cord blood CD34(+)CD38(-) cells. Exp Hematol 2002; 30:473-80. [PMID: 12031654 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-472x(02)00786-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Opioid receptor expression and function traditionally have been studied in neuronal cells and recently in mature lymphoid cells; however, little is known about their possible functions in hematopoietic stem cells (CD34(+) cells). We studied the expression of the mu receptor on CD34(+) cells and assessed the signal transduction cascade it induces. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mu-receptor expression on cord blood (CB) and peripheral blood (PB) CD34(+) cells was studied by microarrays, immunostaining, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis. Signal transduction by the mu receptor was studied through Western blots and kinase assay of enkephalin-activated CB CD34(+) cells. Apoptotic, differentiation, and proliferation responses following mu-receptor activatioSn were studied by annexin V assay and inverted microscopy. RESULTS A prominent difference in gene expression, in favor of CB compared to PB CD34(+) cells, was observed in the mu-receptor gene. This receptor was mainly expressed on the CB CD34(+)CD38(-) subpopulation. A MAP kinase signal transduction cascade was shown to be induced through activation of this receptor by enkephalin or morphine. CONCLUSIONS We showed for the first time that the mu receptor is expressed on immature CB stem cells and that its activation by enkephalin or morphine induces a MAP kinase signal transduction cascade. Because the MAP kinase cascade is known to elicit proliferation and differentiation responses, these findings suggest a possible role of endogenous enkephalins in hematopoietic stem cell proliferation and differentiation and may lead to therapeutic applications of opiates in CB stem cell expansion and neuronal differentiation.
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- Galit Rozenfeld-Granot
- Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department and the Institute of Hematology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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McLaughlin PJ, Wylie JD, Bloom G, Griffith JW, Zagon IS. Chronic exposure to the opioid growth factor, [Met5]-enkephalin, during pregnancy: maternal and preweaning effects. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2002; 71:171-81. [PMID: 11812520 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-3057(01)00649-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The opioid peptide, [Met(5)]-enkephalin (termed opioid growth factor, OGF), is an autocrine growth factor that serves as a constitutively active inhibitory agent. OGF crosses the placenta and depresses DNA synthesis in the fetus. The role of OGF in pregnancy and parturition, and the influence exerted on prenatal and neonatal features of the offspring, were studied in rats. Females received daily injections of 10 mg/kg OGF throughout gestation; all offspring were cross-fostered to lactating noninjected dams at birth. No effects on the length of gestation, course of pregnancy, behavior of the pregnant dam, maternal weight gain, or food and water intake throughout gestation were recorded in OGF-treated mothers. Moreover, nociceptive response in these females was not altered by chronic OGF exposure, and no signs of physical dependence or withdrawal could be observed following a challenge by the opioid antagonist naloxone. Litter size and the number of live births per litter of OGF-treated mothers were reduced by 25% from control subjects and a fourfold increase in stillborns was noted for mothers receiving OGF compared to control levels. Histopathologic analysis confirmed the stillborns to have died in utero. OGF-exposed neonates were normal in body weight and crown-to-rump length, but these pups were observed to be lethargic and cyanotic, and had subnormal weights of many organs. Body weights of 10-, 15-, and 21-day-old OGF-exposed rats were reduced 11-27% from control levels. Wet and dry organ weights of the rats maternally subjected to OGF were decreased from control values in six of the eight organs evaluated at 10 days. At weaning, some organs were subnormal in weight. These data lead us to hypothesize that a native opioid peptide-OGF-is integral to certain aspects of maternal, neonatal, and postnatal well-being, and that disruptions in this opioid peptide have serious repercussions on the course of pregnancy and fetal outcome.
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- Patricia J McLaughlin
- Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, H-109, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Houghtling RA, Bayer BM. Rapid elevation of plasma interleukin-6 by morphine is dependent on autonomic stimulation of adrenal gland. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2002; 300:213-9. [PMID: 11752119 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.300.1.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Several studies have demonstrated that opioids regulate a number of immune cell functions either through direct mechanisms or through the modulation of central nervous system outputs. It has been previously shown that morphine increases serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels; however, the mechanism by which this effect is produced is unknown. In the present study, experiments were designed to address the potential role of central opioid receptors, peripheral autonomic ganglia, and activation of the adrenals in the elevation of plasma IL-6 after morphine administration. A rapid and significant (2-fold) increase in plasma IL-6 was observed after morphine administration (10 mg/kg s.c.) to rats. This effect of morphine peaked within 30 min and remained elevated for at least 2 h. Central microinjection of morphine (10 microg/2 microl i.c.v.) mimicked the effects of peripherally administered morphine and was completely blocked by naltrexone (10 mg/kg s.c.) pretreatment. Pretreatment with a ganglionic blocker, chlorisondamine (0.5 mg/kg i.p.), also blocked the elevation of IL-6 by morphine, suggesting a role of the autonomic nervous system. In adrenalectomized animals, morphine administration did not increase IL-6 levels, whereas in adrenal demedullated animals, the effect of morphine remained intact. Thus, the adrenal cortex may be a potential source of IL-6, because IL-6 mRNA has been localized in the adrenal gland. Collectively, these data suggest a unique mechanism by which stimulation of central opioid receptors results in the elevation of plasma IL-6 through autonomic activation specifically of the adrenal cortex.
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- Richard A Houghtling
- Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Coussons-Read ME, Giese S. Acute morphine treatment alters cellular immune function in the lungs of healthy rats. Int Immunopharmacol 2001; 1:1571-81. [PMID: 11515820 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5769(01)00072-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previous work has shown that morphine suppresses the pulmonary immune response to infection and reduces pulmonary inflammation. No published studies have addressed the impact of morphine on lymphocyte function in the lungs without infection. This study addressed this question by assessing the impact of acute morphine treatment on proliferation, cytokine production, and natural killer (NK) cell activity in resident pulmonary lymphocytes from healthy rats. Male Lewis rats received either a single 15 mg/kg morphine sulfate or vehicle injection 1 h prior to sacrifice. Lungs were minced and passed through wire mesh following collagenase digestion. The resulting cell preparations were pooled (2 rats/pool) to yield sufficient cell numbers for the functional assays, and a portion of these suspensions were separated using a density gradient. Crude and purified cell suspensions were used in assays of NK cell activity and mitogen-induced proliferation and cytokine production. Morphine significantly suppressed lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine production in whole cell suspensions, but not in purified cultures. NK activity was enhanced by morphine treatment in purified treated cultures. Studies of nitrate/nitrite levels in crude and purified cultures suggest that macrophage-derived nitric oxide may be a mechanism of the suppression observed in whole cell suspensions following morphine treatment. These data are consistent with previous work showing that morphine suppresses mitogenic responsiveness and NK activity in the spleen and peripheral blood, and may do so through a macrophage-derived nitric oxide mechanism.
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- M E Coussons-Read
- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Denver, 80217-3364, USA.
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The effect of morphine administration on immune parameters is well documented. However, there exists a limited knowledge of the effect of morphine's metabolites on immune status. The present study examines the immunomodulatory effects of the morphine metabolite, morphine-6 beta-glucuronide (M6G), in the rat and provides further evaluation of the antinociceptive effects of M6G. Animals were administered phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or M6G in doses of 1.0, 3.16, or 10.0 mg/kg (subcutaneous (s.c.)) or 0.1, 0.316, or 1.0 microgram (intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.)). Animals were tested for antinociception in the warm water tail-withdrawal procedure. In a separate set of animals, assessments of splenic natural killer cell activity, lymphocyte proliferative responses to mitogenic stimulation, and production of interferon-gamma were made 1 h following the s.c. or i.c.v. administration of M6G. The results show that M6G induced potent antinociception that was evident for at least 120 min following administration. M6G also produced decreases in natural killer cell activity, lymphocyte proliferation, and interferon-gamma production 1 h following both routes of administration. The difference in potency between immune alterations induced by subcutaneous vs. intracerebroventricular administration suggest central mediation of the immunomodulatory properties of M6G. Thus, M6G produces significant antinociception and immunomodulation in the rat. These findings demonstrate potent immunomodulatory properties of a metabolite of morphine, 1M6G.
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- K A Carrigan
- Biological Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, Davie Hall, CB#3270, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270, USA.
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Nelson CJ, Lysle DT. Involvement of substance P and central opioid receptors in morphine modulation of the CHS response. J Neuroimmunol 2001; 115:101-10. [PMID: 11282159 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(01)00258-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Morphine administration prior to challenge with the antigen 2,4-dinitro-fluorobenzene increases the contact hypersensitivity (CHS) response in rats. The present study extended these findings by showing that central, but not systemic, administration of N-methylnaltrexone antagonized the morphine-induced enhancement of the CHS response. The importance of the neuroimmune mediator substance P was shown via the attenuation of the morphine-induced enhancement following both systemic and topical administration of the NK-1 antagonist WIN51,708. Taken together, the findings of the present study provide new data showing that central opioid receptors and peripheral substance P are involved in the morphine-induced enhancement of the CHS response.
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- C J Nelson
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, CB#3270 Davie Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Nelson CJ, Carrigan KA, Lysle DT. Naltrexone administration attenuates surgery-induced immune alterations in rats. J Surg Res 2000; 94:172-7. [PMID: 11104658 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2000.6003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Surgery is a commonly performed procedure which produces substantial alterations in immune function in both humans and animals. To better understand the mechanism of surgery-induced immunomodulation, the present study investigated the effect of the opioid antagonist naltrexone on surgery-induced immune alterations in rats. Based on previous investigations in our laboratory, rats underwent a 6-cm laparotomy with no internal manipulation and immunological assessments were completed 24 h following the surgical procedure. Naltrexone was administered at the time of surgery and every 4 h thereafter until immune assessment. Results showed that naltrexone attenuated the surgery-induced decrease in natural killer cell cytotoxicity, B-cell proliferation, T-cell proliferation, and production of the cytokine IFN-gamma. These results are among the first to show that pharmacological antagonism of opioid receptors can prevent deleterious immune changes in the postoperative state, suggesting a detrimental role of the endogenous opioids in surgical procedures.
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- C J Nelson
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
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Bidlack JM. Detection and function of opioid receptors on cells from the immune system. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2000; 7:719-23. [PMID: 10973443 PMCID: PMC95944 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.7.5.719-723.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- J M Bidlack
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
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Nelson CJ, Schneider GM, Lysle DT. Involvement of central mu- but not delta- or kappa-opioid receptors in immunomodulation. Brain Behav Immun 2000; 14:170-84. [PMID: 10970678 DOI: 10.1006/brbi.1999.0575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Studies completed in both humans and animals have shown that opioids have significant effects on the immune system via pharmacological interactions with the opioid receptor. However, the type of opioid receptor at which morphine binding produces changes in immune status has not been well characterized. To determine the type of opioid receptor involved in opioid-induced immune alterations, the present study assessed the effects of agonists selective for the mu-, delta-, and kappa-opioid receptors. The site of action (i.e., peripheral vs central) at which opioids produce immune changes was investigated by injecting the agonists directly into the left lateral ventricle of the brain. Specifically, Lewis rats received an intracerebroventricular administration of [d-Ala(2),N-Me-Phe(4), Gly-ol(5)]enkephalin (DAMGO), a mu-receptor selective agonist, [D-Pen(2,5)]enkephalin (DPDPE), a delta-opioid receptor agonist, or U69,593, a kappa-receptor agonist. Immune assessments completed 1 h following drug administration showed that the mu-receptor selective agonist DAMGO produced a dose-dependent decrease in natural killer cell activity and T-lymphocyte proliferation to the mitogen concanavalin A (Con A); no immunological changes were found following DPDPE or U69,593 treatment. Calculation of the number of white blood cells per sample showed no differences between rats treated with saline and rats treated with any of the selective agonists. Administration of the opioid antagonist N-methylnaltrexone prior to DAMGO treatment attenuated the DAMGO-induced changes in immune status. Results from the present study indicate that the immunomodulatory effects of opioids can be attributed to interactions with the mu-opioid receptor.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Brain/metabolism
- Drug Interactions
- Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-/pharmacology
- Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-/pharmacology
- Immune System/drug effects
- Immune System/physiology
- Male
- Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives
- Naltrexone/pharmacology
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Lew
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
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- C J Nelson
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Yokota T, Uehara K, Nomoto Y. Intrathecal morphine suppresses NK cell activity following abdominal surgery. Can J Anaesth 2000; 47:303-8. [PMID: 10764172 DOI: 10.1007/bf03020942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The effects of morphine on natural killer (NK) cell activity were investigated in patients who underwent hysterectomy. METHODS Forty patients were divided into four groups of ten. The groups received intrathecal 0.5 mg morphine (Group IT0.5), intrathecal 0.1 mg morphine (Group IT0.1) or 10 mg morphine i.v. (Group IV). The remaining ten patients served as controls and received inhalation anesthesia alone (Group C). Blood samples were withdrawn before and two hours after surgery and on postoperative days one and two to determine the blood NK cell activity using a chromium release assay with K562 cells as targets, plasma catecholamines and cortisol levels. The postoperative pain score and side effects were studied in the four groups. RESULTS In Group IT0.5, the NK cell activity was lower on postoperative day 1 (23.9 +/- 8.4%) than the baseline level (45.7 +/- 13%) before surgery, and recovered on postoperative day 2. In Groups IT0.1, C and IV, the NK cell activities showed no significant changes. In all four groups, neither plasma adrenaline nor noradrenaline concentrations changed. In all four groups, the plasma cortisol levels increased after surgery, on postoperative days 1 and 2. The pain score was lower two hours after surgery and on postoperative day 1 in Group IT0.5 than in the other groups. CONCLUSION These results suggest that long-lasting analgesic effects of intrathecal 0.5 mg morphine suppress the immune response following abdominal surgery.
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- T Yokota
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Kanto Rohsai Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Lysle DT, How T. Heroin modulates the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase. IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 2000; 46:181-92. [PMID: 10741899 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-3109(99)00172-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The use of heroin (diacetylmorphine) is associated with a high incidence of infectious disease, and the immunologic alterations responsible for heroin-induced changes in resistance to infection have not been well characterized. The present study tests the hypothesis that expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is modulated by the administration of heroin. The initial study using rats showed that heroin administration (0, 0.01, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg s.c.) results in a pronounced reduction in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced expression of iNOS mRNA in spleen, lung, and liver tissue as measured by RT-PCR. Heroin also produced a reduction in the level of plasma nitrite/nitrate, the more stable end-product of nitric oxide degradation. In a subsequent study, administration of the opioid receptor antagonist, naltrexone (0.1 mg/kg) prior to the injection of heroin (1.0 mg/kg) blocked the heroin-induced reduction of iNOS expression and plasma nitrite/nitrate levels indicating that the effect is mediated via the opioid-receptor. This study provides the first evidence that heroin induces an alteration of iNOS expression, and suggests that a reduction in nitric oxide production may be involved in the increased incidence of infectious diseases amongst heroin users.
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- D T Lysle
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-3270, USA.
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In addition to neurotransmission, the native opioid peptide, [Met5]enkephalin, is a tonically active inhibitory growth molecule that is termed opioid growth factor (OGF). OGF interacts with the zeta (zeta) opioid receptor to influence cell proliferation and tissue organization. We now identify OGF and the zeta receptor in embryonic derivatives including ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm of the rat on gestation day 20. Messenger RNA for preproenkephalin (PPE), the precursor of OGF, was detected in the developing cells, suggesting an autocrine production of this peptide. Acute exposure of the pregnant female to OGF resulted in a decrease in DNA synthesis in cells of organs representing all three germ layers, and did so in a receptor-mediated fashion. The influence of OGF was direct, as evidenced in organ culture studies. Blockade of endogenous opioid interaction using naltrexone (NTX) produced an increase in DNA synthesis, indicating the constitutive and functional nature of opioid activity on growth during prenatal life. Human fetal cells contained OGF and the zeta receptor. These data support the hypothesis that endogenous opioid modulation of organ development is a fundamental principle of mammalian embryogenesis, and that OGF has a profound influence on ontogeny. Irregularities in the role of opioids as growth regulators in relationship to the more than 500,000 newborns suffering from birth defects each year in the US needs to be examined.
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- I S Zagon
- Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033, USA.
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Schneider GM, Lysle DT. Role of central mu-opioid receptors in the modulation of nitric oxide production by splenocytes. J Neuroimmunol 1998; 89:150-9. [PMID: 9726837 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(98)00128-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that administration of morphine results in alterations of splenic macrophage nitric oxide production. The present studies were conducted to determine the subtype of opioid receptor involved in the modulation of macrophage nitric oxide production. Moreover, the present work was directed at determining whether nitric oxide production is regulated through opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) or via opioid receptors found directly on splenocytes. The study shows that intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of the mu-selective opioid agonist, DAMGO, to rats dose-dependently increases the production of nitric oxide by splenocytes stimulated with toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1). The effect of DAMGO is blocked by prior i.c.v. administration of N-methylnaltrexone. In contrast, i.c.v. administration of the kappa-selective agonist, U69,593, and the delta-selective agonist, DPDPE, have no significant effect on the production of nitric oxide. Furthermore, the in vitro administration of DAMGO, DPDPE, or U69,593 to splenocytes cultures does not significantly alter the production of nitric oxide by splenocytes. In addition, the present work shows that elevation of nitric oxide production by i.c.v. administration of DAMGO produces functional changes in splenic lymphocytes. Collectively, these results indicate that mu-opioid receptors within the CNS are involved in the regulation of splenic nitric oxide production.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics/pharmacology
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Bacterial Toxins
- Benzeneacetamides
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Division/immunology
- Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-
- Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-
- Enkephalins/pharmacology
- Enterotoxins/pharmacology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Injections, Intraventricular
- Lymphocytes/cytology
- Lymphocytes/drug effects
- Male
- Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives
- Naltrexone/pharmacology
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Neuroimmunomodulation/drug effects
- Neuroimmunomodulation/physiology
- Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide/immunology
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Pyrrolidines/pharmacology
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Lew
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/immunology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Spleen/cytology
- Spleen/enzymology
- Spleen/immunology
- Superantigens/pharmacology
- omega-N-Methylarginine/pharmacology
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- G M Schneider
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-3270, USA
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Bongiorno L, Fuso L, Marini M, Marzano M, Nardecchia B, Roda LG, Rossi P, Urbani A. Leucine enkephalin degradation in allergopathic versus normal human plasma. IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 1998; 39:93-105. [PMID: 9716256 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-3109(98)00009-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The enzyme hydrolysis of labelled leu-enkephalin in the presence of plasma enzymes was studied by kinetic and chromatographic techniques in a group of allergopathic patients in the acute and quiescent stage; data obtained have been compared with those obtained with normal controls. Results shown indicate that in the quiescent stage substrate degradation is reduced, and that the pattern of the hydrolysis by-products is modified with respect to the controls. In the acute as compared to the quiescent stage, enkephalin hydrolysis is further reduced, and the pattern of hydrolysis by-products is further modified. ANOVA analysis of these data indicates that the dependency of hydrolysis reduction upon the grouping of subjects (i.e., controls, quiescent and acute stage) is statistically very significant. Reduced substrate hydrolysis, and modified hydrolysis pattern, appears to be associated with decreased activity of the enzymes involved and more significantly with increased activity of the low molecular weight plasma inhibitors. The combination of these two factors appears to define a hydrolysis pattern characteristic of the allergopathic subjects, similar in the quiescent and acute phase, and different from that observed in the controls.
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- L Bongiorno
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Hall DM, Suo JL, Weber RJ. Opioid mediated effects on the immune system: sympathetic nervous system involvement. J Neuroimmunol 1998; 83:29-35. [PMID: 9610670 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00218-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Opioids have been hypothesized to suppress parameters of immune function by acting within the central nervous system to increase the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system. Production of catecholamines and adrenocorticoids have been demonstrated to be responsible for many of the observed immunomodulatory effects which occur following opioid administration. In general, the sympathetic nervous system has been shown to play a role in regulating lymphocyte proliferation and natural killer cell activity as well as several other parameters of immune function. Here, we will focus primarily on the role of the sympathetic nervous system in modulating opioid induced immunosuppression. The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis is reviewed elsewhere in this issue.
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- D M Hall
- Department of Biomedical and Therapeutic Sciences, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Peoria 61656-1649, USA
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Eisenstein TK, Hilburger ME. Opioid modulation of immune responses: effects on phagocyte and lymphoid cell populations. J Neuroimmunol 1998; 83:36-44. [PMID: 9610671 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00219-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The literature describing effects of morphine on cells of the immune system points to the clear conclusion that morphine given in vivo suppresses a variety of immune responses that involve the major cell types in the immune system, including natural killer (NK) cells, T cells, B cells, macrophages and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Depression of NK cell activity has been reported in humans, monkeys and rodents. Similarly, responses of T cells are depressed by morphine, as assessed by inhibition of induction of delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions and cytotoxic T-cell activity, modulation of T-cell antigen expression, and depression of responses to T-cell mitogens. Effects on T cells have been reported in humans, monkeys and rodents. Effects of morphine on B-cell activity have mainly been tested in rodents using assays of antibody formation, which also require macrophages and T cells, preventing a conclusion as to the cell type being affected. Consistent effects on phagocytic cell function have been reported in rodents given morphine. In contrast, studies on immunomodulatory effects of morphine added to cells of the immune system in vitro have shown robust effects on some of these cell types, but not others. There is a rich literature demonstrating downregulation of phagocytic cell function by morphine, particularly for human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and PMNs. Phagocytosis, chemotactic responses, interleukin production, and generation of activated oxygen intermediates and arachidonic acid products have all been reported to be inhibited. On the contrary, the literature does not support direct effects of morphine on NK cell function, is inconclusive concerning effects on B cells, and provides limited evidence for effects on T cells. The divergence between the in vivo and in vitro data suggests that effects on some cells in the immune system observed after in vivo morphine are probably not direct, but mediated. In aggregate, the literature supports the existence of an in vivo neural-immune circuit through which morphine acts to depress the function of all cells of the immune system. Further, there is strong evidence that morphine can directly depress the function of macrophages and PMNs, and modulate expression of one type of T-cell surface marker. There is, however, little evidence for direct effects of morphine on NK cells and B cells. A further complication emerges from reports of immunopotentiation of immune function in in vitro assays using endogenous opioids. The possibility of different receptors for endogenous and exogenous opioids or of interactions among the activated opioid receptors may account for these opposing effects.
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- T K Eisenstein
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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Mellon RD, Bayer BM. Evidence for central opioid receptors in the immunomodulatory effects of morphine: review of potential mechanism(s) of action. J Neuroimmunol 1998; 83:19-28. [PMID: 9610669 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00217-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This review will discuss studies demonstrating that activation of opioid receptors within the central nervous system alters various immune system parameters. Specifically, natural killer cell cytolytic activity and lymphocyte proliferative responses to mitogen appear to be modulated predominantly, if not exclusively, through central opioid receptors. The potential mechanisms by which central opioid receptors appear to modulate these peripheral immune functions will be examined by evaluating the role of both the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the autonomic nervous system. The studies discussed below indicate that acute administration of morphine or related compounds appears to primarily alter peripheral immune function through the sympathetic nervous system, while more prolonged exposure to opioids alter the immune system predominantly by activation of the HPA axis. Finally, the potential clinical relevance of these observations are discussed in relationship to both the therapeutic use, as well as the abuse of opioid compounds.
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- R D Mellon
- Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Sharp BM, Roy S, Bidlack JM. Evidence for opioid receptors on cells involved in host defense and the immune system. J Neuroimmunol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00220-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hilburger ME, Adler MW, Rogers TJ, Eisenstein TK. Morphine alters macrophage and lymphocyte populations in the spleen and peritoneal cavity. J Neuroimmunol 1997; 80:106-14. [PMID: 9413265 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00142-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have previously shown that subcutaneous implantation of a 75 mg morphine pellet results in suppression of the ability of murine splenocytes to mount an antibody response to sheep red blood cells, due in part to a reduction of macrophage function. The present studies used flow cytometry to examine whether the decrement in macrophage function in the spleens of morphine-treated mice results from a reduction in macrophage numbers. Parallel analysis was carried out on non-elicited peritoneal cells. In the spleen, morphine resulted in a reduction in the relative proportion of macrophages and B-cells, with a concomitant increase in the proportion of T-cells. Alteration in the ratio of CD4+ to CD8+ T-cells was not observed. In contrast, in the peritoneal cavity, morphine increased the number of macrophages and reduced the number of B-cells. Naltrexone blocked all of the changes in cellular composition. These results support the conclusion that an important mechanism in the immunosuppression seen in the spleens of mice implanted with morphine pellets is a differential reduction in the number of macrophages and B-cells as compared with T-cells. Further, these studies show that subsets of cells of the immune system are differentially affected by morphine in different anatomical compartments.
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- M E Hilburger
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Singhal PC, Reddy K, Franki N, Sanwal V, Gibbons N. Morphine induces splenocyte apoptosis and enhanced mRNA expression of cathepsin-B. Inflammation 1997; 21:609-17. [PMID: 9429908 DOI: 10.1023/a:1027334122387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Morphine has been demonstrated to modulate immune function. We studied whether morphine modulates apoptosis of splenocytes. Splenocytes were isolated from control and morphine treated rats. Splenocytes isolated from morphine treated rats showed increased percentage (P < 0.001) of apoptosis when compared to splenocytes isolated from untreated rats (control, 4.7 +/- 1.0% apoptotic splenocytes/field vs. morphine, 47.8 +/- 3.4% apoptotic splenocytes/field). These results were further confirmed by gel electrophoresis as well as by end-labeling DNA of splenocytes isolated from control and morphine treated rats. Splenocytes from morphine treated rats showed a classical ladder pattern with integer multiples of 180 base pairs. Splenocytes from morphine treated rats also showed increased mRNA expression of cathepsin-B, a gene associated with active cell death. These results suggest that morphine may also be modulating immune function by enhancing apoptosis of splenocytes.
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- P C Singhal
- Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
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Nelson CJ, Dykstra LA, Lysle DT. Comparison of the time course of morphine's analgesic and immunologic effects. Anesth Analg 1997; 85:620-6. [PMID: 9296419 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199709000-00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED Morphine, an opioid analgesic commonly prescribed and abused, produces immune-altering effects. Whether morphine's antinociceptive and immunologic effects occur concurrently is unknown. Therefore, we investigated the time course of morphine's immunologic and antinociceptive effects. Rats were given a 15-mg/kg morphine injection (subcutaneously), and experimental assessments were taken at 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h after treatment. Immune measures included natural killer (NK) cell activity, proliferation of splenic T and B lymphocytes, and cytokine production. Antinociception was assessed by using the tail withdrawal assay. Results show that morphine's immunomodulatory effects on NK cell activity begin within 30 min, continue for at least 12 h, and return to control values by 24 h. In contrast, proliferation of splenic T and B cells and interferon-gamma production are not altered within 30 min; maximal suppression occurs at 1 h, and recovery begins within 2 h. In all immune measures, therefore, maximal suppression is present at the 1-h time point, and recovery is complete within 24 h. Morphine induces antinociception 30 min to 2 h after drug administration; recovery is complete within 6 h. These results suggest the possibility that different mechanisms modulate morphine's immunologic and analgesic effects. IMPLICATIONS Acute morphine treatment in rats produces immune alterations and antinociception. Although there are slight differences in morphine's maximal immunological and antinociceptive effects, morphine suppresses immune status at time points concordant with its antinociceptive effects. These effects should be considered when administering morphine to patients whose systems are immunocompromised.
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- C J Nelson
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-3270, USA
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Nelson CJ, Dykstra LA, Lysle DT. Comparison of the Time Course of Morphineʼs Analgesic and Immunologic Effects. Anesth Analg 1997. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199709000-00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Malacrida SA, Teixeira NA, Queiroz ML. Regulation of stress-induced reduced myelopoiesis in rats. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 1997; 19:227-33. [PMID: 9373773 DOI: 10.1016/s0192-0561(97)00029-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this work we demonstrate that the stress-induced reduction in bone marrow granulocyte-macrophage colonies, reported previously from our laboratory, is prevented by both the inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) and the blockage of opioid receptors. The inhibition of the HPAA was obtained through the administration of dexamethasone (1 mg/kg). The blockage of opioid receptors was done in two ways, by the administration of naltrexone (8 mg/kg) and induction of tolerance to morphine. On the other hand, no protection was observed in metyrapone treated rats. We suggest that the two physiological systems, opioid and HPAA, mediate the stress-induced myelosuppression and that these systems may function independently in this particular situation.
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- S A Malacrida
- Department of Pharmacology and Hemocentre, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Flores LR, Dretchen KL, Bayer BM. Potential role of the autonomic nervous system in the immunosuppressive effects of acute morphine administration. Eur J Pharmacol 1996; 318:437-46. [PMID: 9016936 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(96)00788-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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These studies investigated the role of the autonomic nervous system in mediating the immunosuppressive effect of morphine on blood lymphocyte proliferation in rats. To determine the contribution of the autonomic nervous system, rats were pretreated with the ganglionic blocker chlorisondamine (5 mg/kg) prior to morphine (7 mg/kg) administration. Ganglionic blockade with chlorisondamine completely antagonized the inhibitory actions of morphine, suggesting that intact ganglionic transmission was required for the inhibition to occur. Blockade of postganglionic parasympathetic neurotransmission with atropine methylbromide (1 mg/kg) or blockade of sympathetic neurotransmission with the alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist phentolamine (1 mg/kg) did not attenuate the suppressive effect of morphine. Blockade of beta-adrenoceptors with propranolol (2.5 mg/kg) resulted in partial antagonism, but this action was not shared by the peripherally acting beta-adrenoceptor antagonist nadolol (6 mg/kg). These results suggest that the inhibitory effect of morphine on blood lymphocyte proliferation may be mediated through activation of the autonomic nervous system; however, individual blockade of either the parasympathetic or sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system was not sufficient to antagonize this immunosuppressive effect.
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- L R Flores
- Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Roda LG, Bongiorno L, Trani E, Urbani A, Marini M. Positive and negative immunomodulation by opioid peptides. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 1996; 18:1-16. [PMID: 8732427 DOI: 10.1016/0192-0561(95)00105-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The data that follow review part of the existing evidence concerning the neuroimmune functions mediated by opioid peptides, with particular regard to dual immunomodulatory effects. Limited references to substances other than opioid peptides are included, mainly to emphasize the possible similarities in the mediation of neuroimmune interactions by different informational substances, while the interactions directed from the immune to the nervous system have deliberately been omitted.
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- L G Roda
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Universita degli Studi di Roma, Italy
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Bayer BM, Hernandez MC, Ding XZ. Tolerance and crosstolerance to the suppressive effects of cocaine and morphine on lymphocyte proliferation. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1996; 53:227-34. [PMID: 8848455 DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)00188-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The effects of acute or daily exposure to either cocaine or morphine on lymphocyte proliferative responses and NK cytolytic activity were determined. Two hours following the IV infusion of cocaine (5 mg/kg), blood lymphocyte proliferative responses were found to be suppressed by 75%. Cocaine had no effect on proliferative responses of thymic or splenic lymphocytes or cytolytic activity of splenic NK cells following acute or 5-day repetitive dosing. Similar to the effects of cocaine, morphine (10 mg/kg) administration was also accompanied by a suppressed blood lymphocyte response, which was no longer apparent 8 days following repeated morphine injections. Animals that had received daily injections of either morphine of cocaine were also found to be resistant to the inhibitory effects of a single dose of morphine or cocaine, respectively. These data suggest repeated exposure to either morphine or cocaine results in the development of an apparent crosstolerant state to further suppression of blood lymphocyte proliferative responses by either drug.
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- B M Bayer
- Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Schneider GM, Lysle DT. Effects of centrally administered opioid agonists on macrophage nitric oxide production and splenic lymphocyte proliferation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1996; 402:81-8. [PMID: 8787647 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0407-4_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- G M Schneider
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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House RV, Thomas PT, Bhargava HN. In vitro evaluation of fentanyl and meperidine for immunomodulatory activity. Immunol Lett 1995; 46:117-24. [PMID: 7590906 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2478(95)00035-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Exposure to drugs, either ethical pharmaceuticals or illicit street drugs, often results in medical complications, including alterations in the immune system. Among the drugs associated with immunomodulatory potential are the analgesics fentanyl and meperidine. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of these drugs to alter immunological parameters subsequent to in vitro exposure at a range of concentrations. This potential immunotoxicity was assessed using a series of in vitro assays measuring B-lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine production by T-helper lymphocytes, T-lymphocyte cytolytic function, natural killer (NK) cell function, and macrophage function. Exposure to these analgesics was associated with a differential suppression of interleukin-4 production by T-cells, as well as a more generalized suppression of cytokine production by macrophages. In addition, T-cell cytolytic activity was suppressed at high drug concentrations. B-cell proliferation and NK cell activity were also inhibited, but to a lesser degree than noted with T-cell function. Addition of naltrexone to the cultures did not reverse these alterations in immune function, suggesting that these changes are not mediated via opioid receptors.
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- R V House
- Life Sciences Department, IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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Portolés JM, Ojeda G, Ronda M, Leza JC, Rojo JM. Suppression of immune parameters in animal models of morphine dependence. Immunol Invest 1995; 24:643-52. [PMID: 7622200 DOI: 10.3109/08820139509066864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Implantation of pellets containing 75 mg of morphine induced short term (4 day) morphine dependence and markedly reduced total number of spleen cells of BALB/c mice, without affecting total body or liver weight. Polyclonal responses induced by anti-CD3 antibodies, Concanavalin A or Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide in the remaining spleen cells of morphine-treated mice were also inhibited. Cytofluorimetric analysis indicated that the proportion of major functional lymphocyte populations (Ig+, CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes) were not significantly changed in the spleen from morphine-dependent mice. Furthermore, expression levels of surface Ig, CD3, CD4, and CD8, were similar in spleen cells from control or morphine-treated mice. So, morphine dependence in BALB/c mice under these controlled conditions results in a specific defect in lymphoid cell number and function, with no incidence on body weight or particular lymphocyte subsets.
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- J M Portolés
- Departamento de Nefrología, Hospital Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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Eisenstein TK, Meissler JJ, Bussiere JL, Rogers TJ, Geller EB, Adler MW. Mouse strain differences in in vivo and in vitro immunosuppressive effects of opioids. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1995; 373:115-21. [PMID: 7668141 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1951-5_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- T K Eisenstein
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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- K W Bentley
- Marrview, Tillybirloch, Midmar, Aberdeenshire
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- P K Peterson
- Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, MN 55415
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