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Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 1997

II: the effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 on immunological recovery in the malnourished alcoholic rat.

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Mendenhall C L, Roselle G A, Grossman C J, Gartside P

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Immunological abnormalities are frequently observed in alcoholics with severe liver disease and are typically in association with immune abnormalities. Concomitantly, serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are frequently very low in these patients. Because IGF-1 is known to modulate both nutrition and immune status, the present study was undertaken to evaluate an in vivo rat model of alcoholism and malnutrition, the possibility of a therapeutic application for IGF-1.

METHODS: Controlled injury was induced by 14 days of calorie restriction and alcohol feeding that resulted in a 9% loss of body mass. Changes were compared with normal unrestricted control rats that gained 28% above their pretreatment body mass during the same period. Immunological impairment was assessed using thymus and spleen mass, cellularity and spleen T-lymphocyte function. Recovery was evaluated after 28 days of treatment using various combinations of: (1) high calorie intake, (2) cessation from alcohol feeding, and (3) IGF-1.

RESULTS: The thymus was most severely affected, losing 52.3% of its mass and 55.7% of its cellularity. The spleen was diminished, losing 31.2% of its mass and 41.9% of its cellularity. All of the spleen T-lymphocyte subsets were diminished, with CD5 affected the least (37.1 %) and CD8 affected the most severely (51.7%). During recovery, only the group treated with high calorie intake, no alcohol intake, and IGF-1 (group 8) had complete restoration of all immunological parameters, including a recovery of T-lymphocyte function. Continuous consumption of alcohol, even in the presence of high calories and IGF-1, produced an incomplete recovery.

CONCLUSIONS: Cessation of alcohol coupled with high calorie nutrition and IGF-1 treatment produced an accelerated improvement in host immunity. These animal studies suggest that IGF-1 is efficacious for this condition and supports the need for additional clinical studies.

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