BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether a prolonged period of bed rest will affect human immune responses, particularly in female subjects. OBJECTIVE: We sought to measure immune responses in adult female subjects exposed to prolonged bed rest. METHODS: Adult (25-40 years) female volunteers (n = 24) were maintained in a supine (6 degrees tilt) head-down bed-rest (HDBR) position for 60 days: 8 with HDBR only, 8 with HDBR and regular muscular exercise, and 8 with HDBR and dietary protein supplementation. Subjects were immunized with bacteriophage phiX-174. Antibody production and plasma cytokine levels were determined. RESULTS: The rate of primary antibody production of the HDBR plus exercise group increased faster (P = .01) and to a higher level versus that of the HDBR-only group (P = .03) and that of the HDBR plus diet group (trend P = .08). The rates of secondary antibody production between the 3 groups were similar, but the level of antibody in the HDBR plus exercise group remained higher versus that in the HDBR-only group (P = .03). Both the HDBR (P = .001) and HDBR plus diet (P = .02) groups had time-related progressive increases in TNF-alpha receptor levels, but the HDBR plus exercise group remained at baseline. The HDBR plus exercise group experienced an acute increase in IL-1 receptor antagonist levels versus the HDBR (P = .02) and the HDBR plus diet (P = .02) groups, with similar increases in RANTES levels. CONCLUSIONS: The exercise countermeasure accelerated primary antibody production and increased antibody levels to bacteriophage phiX-174 and also opposed the potentially harmful effects of increased TNF-alpha levels caused by prolonged bed rest, possibly by activating the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1 receptor antagonist and the chemotactic factor RANTES.
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether a prolonged period of bed rest will affect human immune responses, particularly in female subjects. OBJECTIVE: We sought to measure immune responses in adult female subjects exposed to prolonged bed rest. METHODS: Adult (25-40 years) female volunteers (n = 24) were maintained in a supine (6 degrees tilt) head-down bed-rest (HDBR) position for 60 days: 8 with HDBR only, 8 with HDBR and regular muscular exercise, and 8 with HDBR and dietary protein supplementation. Subjects were immunized with bacteriophage phiX-174. Antibody production and plasma cytokine levels were determined. RESULTS: The rate of primary antibody production of the HDBR plus exercise group increased faster (P = .01) and to a higher level versus that of the HDBR-only group (P = .03) and that of the HDBR plus diet group (trend P = .08). The rates of secondary antibody production between the 3 groups were similar, but the level of antibody in the HDBR plus exercise group remained higher versus that in the HDBR-only group (P = .03). Both the HDBR (P = .001) and HDBR plus diet (P = .02) groups had time-related progressive increases in TNF-alpha receptor levels, but the HDBR plus exercise group remained at baseline. The HDBR plus exercise group experienced an acute increase in IL-1 receptor antagonist levels versus the HDBR (P = .02) and the HDBR plus diet (P = .02) groups, with similar increases in RANTES levels. CONCLUSIONS: The exercise countermeasure accelerated primary antibody production and increased antibody levels to bacteriophage phiX-174 and also opposed the potentially harmful effects of increased TNF-alpha levels caused by prolonged bed rest, possibly by activating the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1 receptor antagonist and the chemotactic factor RANTES.
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