Artigo
Increased interferon-mediated immunity following in vitro and in vivo Modafinil treatment on peripheral immune cells
Fecha
2018Registro en:
Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. Oxford, v. 81, p. 297-305, 2018.
0278-5846
10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.09.009
WOS:000414901100034
Autor
Zager, Adriano
Brandao, Wesley Nogueira
Margatho, Rafael Oliveira
Gimenes Cruz, Daniel Sanzio
Peron, Jean Pierre
Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]
Andersen, Monica Levy [UNIFESP]
Moresco, Monica
Pizza, Fabio
Plazzi, Giuseppe
Kornum, Birgitte Rahbek
Palermo-Neto, Joao
Institución
Resumen
The wake-promoting drug Modafinil has been used for treatment of sleep disorders, such as Narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep apnea, due to its stimulant action. Despite the known effect of Modafinil on brain neurochemistry, particularly on brain dopamine system, recent evidence support an immunomodulatory role for Modafinil treatment in neuroinflammatory models. Here, we aimed to study the effects of in vitro and in vivo Modafinil treatment on activation, proliferation, cell viability, and cytokine production by immune cells in splenocytes culture from mice. The results show that in vitro treatment with Modafinil increased Interferon (IFN)-gamma, Interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-17 production and CD25 expression by T cells. In turn, in vivo Modafinil treatment enhanced splenocyte production of IFN-gamma, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and increased the number of IFN-gamma producing cells. Next, we addressed the translational value of the observed effects by testing PBMCs from Narcolepsy type 1 patients that underwent Modafinil treatment. We reported increased number of IFN-gamma producing cells in PBMCs from Narcolepsy type 1 patients following continuous Modafinil treatment, corroborating our animal data. Taken together, our results show, for the first time, a pro-inflammatory action of Modafinil, particularly on IFN-mediated immunity, in mice and in patients with Narcolepsy type 1. The study suggests a novel effect of this drug treatment, which should be taken into consideration when given concomitantly with an ongoing inflammatory or autoimmune process.