Recovery of age-dependent immunological deterioration in old mice by thyroxine treatment

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 244-254

  El Shaikh, K A ^a   Gabry, M S ^a   Othman, G A ^a  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; B-LYMPHOCYTES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYROXINE;

EID: 33646699531     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00602.x     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Attia, W. Y., 2001: Stimulatory effects of thyroxine on the immune response of mice. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool. 35 A 55 75.
2. Bloehr, H. Bregengaard, C. Povlsen, J. V., 1992: Tri-iodothyronine stimulates growth of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in serum-free cultures in uremic patients. American Journal of Nephrology 12, 148 154.
3. Bodey, B. Bodey, B. Jr.. Siegel, S. E. Kaiser, H. E., 1997: Involution of the mammalian thymus, one of the leading regulators of ageing. In Vivo 11, 421 440.
4. Brousseau, P. Payette, Y. Tryphonas, H. Blakey, B. Boermans, H. Flipo, D. Fournier, M., 1999: Determination of antibody-producing cells to a specific antigen. In: M. A. Hollinger series ed. Manual of Immunological Methods. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 87 94.
5. Castle, S. C., 2000: Impact of age-related immune dysfunction on risk of infections. Zeitschrift für Gerontologieund Geriatrie 33, 341 349.
6. Catherine, B. Niewoehner, M. D., 1998: Endocrine Pathophysiology. Fence Greek Publishing, Madison, CT, pp. 37 59.
7. Da Costa, V. M. Moreira, D. G. Rosenthal, D., 2001: Thyroid function and ageing: gender-related differences. Journal of Endocrinology 171, 193 198.
8. Delafield, F., 1984: Haematoxylin and eosin for general staining. Staining of the Animal Tissues: Practical and Theoretical. Oxford University Press, London.
9. Effros, R. B., 2001: Ageing and the immune system. Novartis Foundation Symposium 235, 130 139.
10. Fabris, N., 1990: A neuroendocrine-immune theory of ageing. International Journal of Neuroscience 51, 373 375.
11. Fabris, N. Muzzioli, M. Mocchegiani, E., 1982: Recovery of age-dependent immunological deterioration in Balb/c mice by short-term treatment with l-thyroxine. Mechanisms Ageing Development 18, 327 383.
12. Fabris, N. Mocchegiani, E. Provinciali, M., 1997: Plasticity of neuroendocrine-thymus interactions during ageing. Experimental Gerontology 32, 415 429.
13. Goya, R. G. Naylor, P. H. Goldstein, A. L. Meites, J., 1990: Changes in circulating levels of neuroendocrine and thymic hormones during ageing in rats: a correlation study. Experimental Gerontology 25, 149 157.
14. Goya, R. G. Brooks, K. Meites, J., 1991: A comparison between hormone levels and T lymphocyte function in young and old rats. Mechanisms Ageing Development 61, 275 285.
15. Gromakove, I. A. Zilberman, S. T. Konovalenko, O. A., 2001: Age-related changes of protein- and RNA-synthetic processes in experimental hyper- and hypothyroidism. Biochemistry 66, 763 768.
16. Hsu, C. C. S. Marti, G. E. Schrek, R. Williams, R. C., 1975: Lymphocytes bearing B- and T-cell markers in patients with lymphosarcoma cell leukemia. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology 3, 385.
17. Huang, L. Li, Z. Y. Xu, S. Y. Chen, M. Z., 1990: Effect of thyroxine on IgM production and beta-adrenergic receptor on lymphocytes in mice. Sheng Li Hsueh Pao 42, 469 475.
18. Hudson, L. Hay, F., 1989: Practical Immunology, 3rd edn. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, pp. 26 28.
19. Klecha, A. J. Genaro, A. M. Lysionek, A. E. Caro, R. A. Coluccia, A. G. Cremaschi, G. A., 2000: Experimental evidence pointing to the bidirectional interaction between the immune system and the thyroid axis. International Journal of Immunopharmacology 22, 491 500.
20. Kmiec, Z. Mysliwska, J. Rachon, D. Kotlarz, G. Sworczak, K. Mysliwska, A., 2001: Natural killer activity and thyroid hormone level in young and elderly persons. Gerontology 47, 282 288.
21. LeMaoult, J. Szabo, P. Weksler, M. E., 1997: Effect of age on humoral immunity, selection of the B-cell repertoire and B-cell development. Immunological Reviews 160, 115 126.
22. Linton, P. Thoman, M. L., 2001: T cell senescence. Frontiers in Bioscience 6, 248 261.
23. Mazzoccoli, G. Correra, M. Bianco, G. De Cata, A. Balzanelli, M. Giuliani, A. Tarquini, R., 1997: Age-related changes of neuro-endocrine-immune interactions in healthy humans. Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents 11, 143 147.
24. Mikkelsen, K. V. Andersen-Ranberg, K. Hegedus, L., 2001: Thyroid dysfunction in the elderly. Ugeskr Laeger 163, 2770 2773.
25. Mosmann, T., 1983: Rapid colorimetric assay for cellular growth and survival. Application to proliferation and cytotoxicity assay. Journal of Immunological Methods 65, 55 63.
26. Neve, P. Authelet, M. Goldstein, J., 1981: Effect of ageing on the morphology and function of the thyroid gland of the cream hamster. Further evidence for two different mechanisms of hormone secretion. Cell and Tissue Research 220, 499 509.
27. Ortega, E. Forner, M. A. Garcia, J. J. Rodriguez, A. B. Barriga, C., 1999: Enhanced chemotaxis of macrophages by strenuous exercise in trained mice: thyroid hormones as possible mediators. Molecular Cellular Biochemistry 201, 41 47.
28. Provinciali, M. Muzzibli, M. Di Stefano, G. Fabris, N., 1990: Recovery of spleen cell natural killer activity by thyroid hormone treatment in old mice. Natural Immunity and Cell Growth Regulation 10, 226 236.
29. Racek, J. Holecek, V. Sedlacek, D. Panzner, P., 2001: Free radicals in immunology and infectious diseases. Epidemiology Microbiology Immunology 50, 87 91.
30. Rittenhouse, P. A. Redei, E., 1997: Thyroxine administration prevents streptococcal cell wall-induced inflammatory responses. Endocrinology 138, 1434 1439.
31. Walker, W. H. C., 1977: Introduction: an approach to immunoassay. Clinical Chemistry 23, 384 389.
32. Wood, J.W. Woodward, B.D., 1991: Enhancement of primary systemic acquired immunity by exogenous tri-iodothyronine in wasted, protein-energy malnourished weanling mice. Journal of Nutrition 121, 1425 1432.
33. Young, M. R. Kolesiak, K. Achille, N. J. Meisinger, J. Gonzalez, E. Liu, S. W. Lathers, D.M., 2001: Impact of ageing on immune modulation by tumor. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy 50, 315 320.