Dehydroepiandrosterone selectively inhibits production of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 [correction of interlukin-6] in astrocytes

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a native neurosteroid with immunomodulating activity. DHEA effectively protects animals from several viral, bacterial and parasitic infections and it was suggested that its age-associated decline is related with immunosenescence. In the present study we examined the ability of DHEA to inhibit the production of inflammatory mediators by mycoplasma-stimulated glial cells and to change the course of acute central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory disease in vivo. Addition of DHEA (10 microg/ml) markedly inhibited tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) production (98 and 95%, respectively), whereas nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production was not affected. However, daily administration of 0.5 mg DHEA to mice or 5 mg to rats did not change the clinical outcome of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience - 17(1999), 8 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 765-75

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kipper-Galperin, M [VerfasserIn]
Galilly, R [VerfasserIn]
Danenberg, H D [VerfasserIn]
Brenner, T [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

31C4KY9ESH
459AG36T1B
7S5I7G3JQL
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Comparative Study
Corticosterone
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Dexamethasone
Dinoprostone
Glucocorticoids
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
K7Q1JQR04M
Nitric Oxide
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
W980KJ009P

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.01.2000

Date Revised 06.01.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105234656