Ansel T Hillmer1, Haleh Nadim2, Lesley Devine2, Peter Jatlow3, Stephanie S O'Malley4. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 George St., New Haven, CT 06511, United States; Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06520, United States. Electronic address: ansel.hillmer@yale.edu. 2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06520, United States. 3. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 George St., New Haven, CT 06511, United States; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06520, United States. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 George St., New Haven, CT 06511, United States.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute alcohol consumption triggers release of cytokines, which are immune signaling molecules. Dysregulated cytokine levels are associated with impaired immune function, and peripheral cytokine levels may communicate with the brain to propagate drinking-related behaviors. This exploratory study aims to characterize the peripheral cytokine response to an alcohol challenge in a well-controlled laboratory setting. METHODS: Moderate alcohol drinkers (n = 17), abstinent for >5 days, consumed alcohol calibrated to achieve blood concentrations of 120 mg/dL. Serum cytokine levels (IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, IFN-γ, TNF-α) were measured prior to drinking, 6 h after drinking, and 24 h after drinking. Linear mixed models evaluated within-subject differences in cytokine levels over time. RESULTS: The pro-inflammatory chemokine IL-8 significantly increased 6 h after alcohol [F(1,34) = 4.13, p = 0.0002, d' = 0.5]. In contrast, the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α significantly decreased 6 h after alcohol [F(1,34) = -3.07, p = 0.004, d' = 0.3]. No cytokines were significantly different from baseline 24 h after alcohol. CONCLUSIONS: In our exploratory data, acute alcohol challenge (120 mg/dL) elicits dynamic changes in the pro-inflammatory molecules IL-8 and TNF-α. The findings help inform the temporal profile of cytokine response to alcohol, and identify IL-8 as a cytokine of interest for future studies of periphery-brain immune communication.
BACKGROUND: Acute alcohol consumption triggers release of cytokines, which are immune signaling molecules. Dysregulated cytokine levels are associated with impaired immune function, and peripheral cytokine levels may communicate with the brain to propagate drinking-related behaviors. This exploratory study aims to characterize the peripheral cytokine response to an alcohol challenge in a well-controlled laboratory setting. METHODS: Moderate alcohol drinkers (n = 17), abstinent for >5 days, consumed alcohol calibrated to achieve blood concentrations of 120 mg/dL. Serum cytokine levels (IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, IFN-γ, TNF-α) were measured prior to drinking, 6 h after drinking, and 24 h after drinking. Linear mixed models evaluated within-subject differences in cytokine levels over time. RESULTS: The pro-inflammatory chemokine IL-8 significantly increased 6 h after alcohol [F(1,34) = 4.13, p = 0.0002, d' = 0.5]. In contrast, the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α significantly decreased 6 h after alcohol [F(1,34) = -3.07, p = 0.004, d' = 0.3]. No cytokines were significantly different from baseline 24 h after alcohol. CONCLUSIONS: In our exploratory data, acute alcohol challenge (120 mg/dL) elicits dynamic changes in the pro-inflammatory molecules IL-8 and TNF-α. The findings help inform the temporal profile of cytokine response to alcohol, and identify IL-8 as a cytokine of interest for future studies of periphery-brain immune communication.
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