Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy attenuates disease severity in lupus-prone autoimmune (NZB x NZW) F1 mice
Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy attenuates disease severity in lupus-prone autoimmune (NZB x NZW) F1 mice
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DOI:
10.1016/s1521-6616(03)00091-3
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发表时间:
2003-08-01
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Sytwu, HK
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作者:
Chen, SY;Chen, YC;Sytwu, HK
The effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy on the immune system are reported including potential changes to the CD4/CD8 ratio and a decreased proliferation of lymphocytes during exposure. The immunosuppressive effect of HBO2 had been suggested to be applicable for the treatment of certain autoimmune diseases. (NZB x NZW) F1 hybrid mice, the unique lupus-prone mice, have been used for elucidating the pathogenesis of SLE. To investigate the effect of HBO2 on NZB/W F1 lupus-prone mice, 32 female mice were divided into four groups. Three groups of mice were treated with HBO2 (2.5 atm abs (ATA) for 90 min daily over 2 weeks) starting at (A) 3 months, (B) 6 months, or (C) 8 months of age, while the remaining group (D) served as control. Animals were followed until 11 months of age. Experimental parameters included life span, proteinuria. peripheral lymphocytes, anti-dsDNA antibody titers, and renal histopathology. HBO2 treatment resulted in increased survival, decreased proteinuria, alterations in lymphocyte-subset redistribution, reduced anti-dsDNA antibody titers, and amelioration of immune-complex deposition in groups A and B. Our data demonstrated that HBO2 therapy attenuated disease severity in NZB/W F1 mice. HBO2 treatment may be of use in the clinical treatment of lupus patients and would benefit from further study. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All fights reserved.