We studied the effect of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-4 (5 μg/kg intraperitoneally) on peripheral blood leukocytes in Wistar rats with various behavioral characteristics during acute emotional stress (1-h immobilization with simultaneous subthreshold electrocutaneous stimulation). IL-4 reduced the differences in blood leukocyte count in rats with various behavioral characteristics, which was related to a significant decrease in this parameter in active animals. IL-4 injection to active animals was accompanied by changes in the leukogram (development of neutrophilia, monocytopenia, and lymphopenia) and had a modulatory effect on leukocyte indexes of cell reactivity. Blood leukocyte count in cytokine-treated animals did not change after stress exposure. IL-4 prevented shifts in leukocyte indexes of cell reactivity, which was found after acute stress exposure. Our results expand current notions on the specific involvement of endogenous immunomodulatory compounds in the realization of adaptive and compensatory processes in mammals during negative emotiogenic exposures.
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January 2025
Department of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
To examine the effect of DBS of the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) on age-related memory changes, neuronal firing from CA1, oxidative stress, and the expression of Hsp70, BDNF, and synaptophysin. 72 male rats were randomly allocated into 6 equal groups: a) normal young group (8 W), b) sham young group, c) DBS young group, d) normal old group (24 months), e) sham old group and f) DBS old group. Memory tests (passive avoidance and Y maze), oxidative stress markers (MDA, catalase, and GSH) and expression of Nrf2, HO-1, Hsp70, BDNF, and synaptophysin were measured by the end of the experiment.
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January 2025
Department of Brain Biochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland.
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Methods: The study was divided into two parts.
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Clinic and Policlinic for Dermatology and Venereology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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Neurophysiology Research Center, Institute of Neuroscience and Cognition, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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