ABSTRACT
El estrés afecta el sistema inmunológico, sin embargo, no hay reportes sobre receptores de serotonina en linfocitos. Se estudiaron los receptores 5-HT1A y la proliferación linfocitaria de ratas macho adultas luego de restricción física. Fueron colocadas en cajas de Plexiglass durante 5 horas diarias por 1, 3 ó 5 días. Se extrajo sangre cardíaca, se aislaron los linfocitos por gradiente de densidades y adhesión al plástico; se cultivaron con el agonista 8-hidroxi-di-n-propil-aminotetralina(8-OH-DPAT) ó el antagonista N-(2-(4-(2-metoxifenil)-1-piperazinetil)-N-(2-piridinil) ciclohexanocarboxamida (WAY-100635) de los receptores 5-HT1A y del mitógeno concanavalina A. La proliferación se midió con sales de tetrazolio. La 8-OH-DPAT no afectó la proliferación. El WAY-100635 disminuyó la proliferación. La restricción física aumentó la sensibilidad al efecto del WAY-100635, lo cual podría deberse a cambios en la expresión o a una modulación funcional de los receptores por efecto del estrés, como se ha reportado previamente en cerebro de rata.
Stress affects the immune system, however, little is known about the effects on specific modifications of lymphocytes serotonin receptors. The effects of restraint stress on the role of 5-HT1A receptors in lymphocyte proliferation were evaluated in male adult rats. They were placed in Plexiglass boxes, during 5 daily hours for 1, 3 or 5 consecutive days. Next day a blood sample was obtained by cardiac punction. Lymphocytes were isolated by density gradient and adhesionto plastic. They were cultured with agonist 8-hydroxy-di-n-propyl-aminotetralin (8-OH-DPAT) or antagonist N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl) ethyl)-N-(2-pyridiyl) cyclohexanecarboxamide (WAY-100635) of 5-HT1A receptors and the mitogen concanavalin A. Proliferation was measured by tetrazolium salts. 8-OH-DPAT did not modify cell proliferation; WAY-100635 diminished it. Restraint stress increased the susceptibility to effect of WAY-100635. These results suggest changes in the expression or functional modulation of 5-HT1A receptors in lymphocytes by stress, similar to previous reports on serotonergic system in rat brain.