Social isolation stress exacerbates autoimmune disease in MRL/lpr mice
Social isolation stress exacerbates autoimmune disease in MRL/lpr mice
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.09.002
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Kubo, C
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作者:
Chida, Y;Sudo, N;Kubo, C
The potential physiological mechanisms explaining an influence of psychosocial stress on autoimmune diseases remain undetermined. Exposure of chronic social isolation stress to MRL/lpr mice significantly enhanced the degree of proteinuria after 20 weeks of age and reduced the survival rate. The serum anti-dsDNA IgG2a levels were increased significantly by stress at 19 weeks of age, which was simultaneously accompanied by inhibition of the serum corticosterone elevation. Furthermore, stress caused increased IFN-lambda production from anti-CD3-stimulated splenic mononuclear cells, whereas IL-4 and IL-10 production decreased. These results indicated that isolation stress exacerbated autoimmune disease in MRL/lpr mice, the possible mechanism for which might be related to stress-induced dysregulation of Th1/Th2 balance and inhibition of the blood corticosterone response to inflammatory stimuli. Published by Elsevier B.V.