PMID- 9394782 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19971223 LR - 20190826 IS - 0165-5728 (Print) IS - 0165-5728 (Linking) VI - 79 IP - 2 DP - 1997 Nov TI - Conditioned immunomodulation: investigations of the role of endogenous activity at mu, kappa, and delta opioid receptor subtypes. PG - 101-12 AB - The present investigations were designed to determine the role of activity at mu, kappa, and delta opioid receptor subtypes in conditioned immunomodulation by evaluating the effects of selective opioid receptor antagonists on conditioned stimulus-induced alterations in immune status. Lewis rats were exposed to an aversive conditioned stimulus that was developed through pairings with electric footshock. This aversive conditioned stimulus induces a reduction in splenic natural killer cell activity, splenocyte proliferation in response to mitogens, and diminished levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production by splenocytes. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of the opioid antagonist naltrexone or the mu 1-selective antagonist naloxonazine blocked conditioned alterations of immune status, indicating that activity at mu-opioid receptors is involved in conditioned immunomodulation. Further support for the involvement of mu-opioid receptors within the central nervous system is provided by data showing that peripheral administration of naloxonazine, at doses shown to be effective when administered i.c.v., had no effect on conditioned alterations of immune status. Ventricular administration of the kappa receptor antagonist nor-binaltorphimine (nor-BNI) did not antagonize the immunomodulatory effects of the conditioned stimulus. Administration of the delta receptor antagonist naltrindole also did not antagonize the conditioned alterations of immune status. Collectively, the results of this study indicate that the alterations of immune status produced by an aversive conditioned stimulus require activity at mu-opioid receptors, possibly mu 1, within the central nervous system. FAU - Perez, L AU - Perez L AD - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-3270, USA. FAU - Lysle, D T AU - Lysle DT LA - eng GR - DA00334/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA10167/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - MH46284/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - etc. PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - Netherlands TA - J Neuroimmunol JT - Journal of neuroimmunology JID - 8109498 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Narcotic Antagonists) RN - 0 (Receptors, Opioid, delta) RN - 0 (Receptors, Opioid, kappa) RN - 0 (Receptors, Opioid, mu) RN - 36B82AMQ7N (Naloxone) RN - 36OOQ86QM1 (norbinaltorphimine) RN - 5S6W795CQM (Naltrexone) RN - 82824-01-9 (naloxonazine) RN - G167Z38QA4 (naltrindole) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Avoidance Learning/physiology MH - Cell Division/drug effects MH - Conditioning, Classical/*physiology MH - Electroshock MH - Immune System/drug effects/*physiology MH - Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Male MH - Naloxone/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Lew MH - Receptors, Opioid, delta/*physiology MH - Receptors, Opioid, kappa/*physiology MH - Receptors, Opioid, mu/*physiology MH - Spleen/cytology/drug effects EDAT- 1997/12/12 02:44 MHDA- 2000/06/01 09:00 CRDT- 1997/12/12 02:44 PHST- 1997/12/12 02:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/06/01 09:00 [medline] PHST- 1997/12/12 02:44 [entrez] AID - S0165-5728(97)00106-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00106-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neuroimmunol. 1997 Nov;79(2):101-12. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00106-9.