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- Title
L-Deprenyl Reverses Age-Associated Decline in Splenic Norepinephrine, Interleukin-2 and Interferon-γ Production in Old Female F344 Rats.
- Authors
ThyagaRajan, Srinivasan; Madden, Kelley S.; Boehm, Gary W.; Stevens, Suzanne Y.; Felten, David L.; Bellinger, Denise L.
- Abstract
Aging in female rats is associated With cessation of reproductive cycles, development of mammary cancer, and increased incidence of autoimmune diseases. Previously, we demonstrated an age-related decline in sympathetic noradrenergic (NA) innervation in the spleen and lymph nodes of female F344 rats accompanied by significantly reduced natural killer cell activity, interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon (IFN)-γ production, and T- and B-cell proliferation, suggesting possible links between sympathetic activity and immunosenescence. Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of L-(-)-deprenyl, a monoamine oxidase-B inhibitor, on the sympathetic nervous system and cell-mediated immune responses in old female rats. Methods: Low doses of L-deprenyl (0.25 or 1.0 mg/kg body weight, BW) were administered intraperitoneally to 19- to 21-month-old female F344 rats for 8 weeks. To assess the stereoselectivity of the effects of deprenyl on splenic sympathetic activity and immune responses, the D-enantiomer (D-(+)-deprenyl, 1.0 mg/kg BW) was also included in the studies. Norepinephrine (NE) concentration and content, and mitogen-induced T-cell proliferation and cytokine production were assessed in the splenocytes after deprenyl treatment. Results: Treatment with L-deprenyl reversed the age-related decrease in NE concentration and content and IFN-γ production, and increased IL-2 production in the spleen while D-deprenyl did not affect the age-associated reduction in splenic NE levels or cytokine production. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that L-deprenyl exerts neurorestorative and immunostimulatory effects on the sympathetic nervous system and cell-mediated immune responses during aging and provides evidence for a causal relationship between some aspects of immunosenescence and the age-related decline in sympathetic nerves in the spleens of female F344 rats.
- Publication
Neuroimmunomodulation, 2013, Vol 20, Issue 2, p72
- ISSN
1021-7401
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000345043