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. 1995 Nov;86(3):456–462.

Immunomodulation by cells of mononuclear phagocyte lineage in acute cold-stressed or cold-acclimatized mice.

T Kizaki 1, H Yamashita 1, S Oh-Ishi 1, N K Day 1, R A Good 1, H Ohno 1
PMCID: PMC1383951  PMID: 8550085

Abstract

Immunoregulatory states in acute cold-stressed or cold-acclimatized mice were investigated. When male C57BL/6 mice were exposed to environmental temperature of 5 degrees for 24 hr (acute cold stress), the spleen cells showed depressed proliferative responses to stimulation with concanavalin A (Con A) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) compared with control mice (reared at 25 degrees). The proportion of Thy-1.2+ cells increased significantly in spleens from these acute cold-stressed mice. The Con A responses of T-enriched cells from acute cold-stressed mice were restored to the normal level by adding plastic-adherent cells from control mice. Further, adherent cells from acute cold-stressed mice markedly suppressed the Con A responses of control spleen cells. Thus, the plastic-adherent cells appeared to be responsible for the suppressed Con A responses. On the other hand, proliferative responses to Con A or LPS were elevated in spleen cells from mice exposed to 5 degrees for 3 weeks (cold acclimatization). A significant decrease of Thy-1.2+ cells was detected in these spleens. It was shown that the enhanced proliferative responses were attributable to functional alterations of the plastic adherent cell population but not to those of lymphoid cell population. These findings indicate that the low or high responsiveness of spleen cells to Con A observed in cold-stressed or cold-acclimatized mice, respectively, may be due to a mechanism including the contrary modulations of functions of cells of mononuclear phagocyte lineage.

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