THE BRAIN AND THE IMMUNE-SYSTEM - AN INTACT IMMUNE-SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE MANIFESTATION OF WITHDRAWAL IN OPIATE ADDICTED RATS
THE BRAIN AND THE IMMUNE-SYSTEM - AN INTACT IMMUNE-SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE MANIFESTATION OF WITHDRAWAL IN OPIATE ADDICTED RATS
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DOI:
10.1016/0306-4522(90)90293-d
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发表时间:
1990-01-01
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
DAFNY, N
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作者:
DOUGHERTY, PM;PELLIS, NR;DAFNY, N
Gamma irradiation (500 rad) is often used to suppress the immune system in mice, rats and man. Recently, it was shown that irradiation prior to chronic morphine treatment, dramatically reduces the severity of naloxone-precipitated withdrawal in morphine-dependent animals. In the present study adoptive transfer of 2-6 .times. 108 splenocytes to irradiated rats prior to chronic morphine treatment restored the severity of all withdrawal signs precipitated by naloxone. In contrast, adoptive transfer of fractionated splenocyte subpopulations only partially restored withdrawal severity; and transfer of irradiated splenocytes, red blood cells or diluted numbers of normal splenocytes did not have any observed restorative effect. These findings suggest that specific cellular activities or factors derived from lymphoid cells are required for the expression of opiate withdrawal.