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KMID : 0357119980200010061
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Korean Journal of Immunology
1998 Volume.20 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.68
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Effect of Alcohol Administration on Production of Cytokines, Salmonella Infection and Penicillin V-Induced Anaphylaxis in Mice
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Jae-Seung Park
Tai-You Ha/Byeong-Yong Lee/Hyun-Ju Ha
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Abstract
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The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of acute administration of ethanol on production of cytokines such as IL-1j3, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-a, induction of penicillin V-induced active fatal anaphylaxis, and resistence to Salmonel/a typhimurium infection in mice. Ethanol administration into mice was performed by intraperitoneal injection of 0.5 ml of 20 % ethanol for 3 consecutive days before induction of cytokines with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Con A or Salmone/la injection. Serum levels of cytokines were measured by ELISA. It was found that ethanol administration significantly inhibited both the serum levels of all cytokines examined and the resistance of mice to S. typhimurium. However, ethanol administration failed to prevent penicillin-induced fatal anaphylaxis. Taken together, the present results may need new insights in the diagnosis and treatment of various immunologically-mediated diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol, Interleukin, TNF-α, Salmonella infection, Anaphylaxis,
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