Effects of Alcohol Administration on Cytokines, Nitric Oxide, Infection Anaphylaxis and Melanoma Growth.
- Author:
Tai You HA
;
Hyun Ju HA
;
Young Hyun KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alcohol;
Cytokines;
Anaphylaxis;
Nitric oxide;
TNF-a;
Melanoma
- MeSH:
Anaphylaxis*;
Animals;
Carcinogenesis;
Colon;
Cryptococcus neoformans;
Cytokines*;
Ethanol;
Interleukin-2;
Lung;
Melanoma*;
Mice;
Nitric Oxide*;
Ovalbumin;
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- From:Korean Journal of Immunology
1997;19(4):583-594
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of ethanol administration on the resistance of mice to Cryptococcus neoformans, IL-2 production of murine splenocytes, active systemic anaphylaxis induced by ovalbumin (OVA), serum TNF-alpha production, nitric oxide (NO) production by peritoneal machrophages and B16F10 melanoma colonization in lungs in mice. It was found that ethanol administration significantly inhibited the resistance of mice to C. neoformans infection, IL-2 production, active systemic anaphylaxis induction, serum TNF- alpha production and NO production. Ethanol administration significantly enhanced lung colonization when it was administered before i.v. melanoma inoculation. These results demonstrate that ethanol may play a critical role in tumorigenesis and immunoregulation as an immunomodulator.
