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Table 13.1
The Percentage of T-Cell Subpopulations from Brain-Stimulated
Rats Compared with Those from Sham-Operated Rats
% (SD)
CD4
CD4
CD45Rc
CD8
LH-stimulated
34.1(1.4)
23.7(1.6)
28.7(0.5)
LH sham-operated
30.8(1.6)
19.9(1.2)
30.0(0.9)
Paired
t
test:
p
value
0.035
0.002
0.18
Cortex-stimulated
28.3(1.8)
20.8(1.7)
22.5(1.8)
Cortex sham-operated
28.1(2.3)
21.5(1.3)
21.4(1.7)
Paired
t
test:
p
value
0.83
0.61
0.54
Table 13.2
IFN- and IL-4 Productions from the Splenocytes of
Brain-Stimulated Rats Compared with Sham-Operated Rats
pg/l (SD)
IFN-
IL-4
LH-stimulated
5913(1106)
52.3(14.5)
LH sham-operated
3070(645)
122.3(26.0)
Paired
t
test:
p
value
0.01
0.017
Cortex-stimulated
2825(64)
111.4(18.5)
Cortex sham-operated
3381(787)
125.2(17.7)
Paired
t
test:
p
value
0.66
0.58
Table 13.3
IFN- and IL-4 Productions from the Splenocytes of
Brain-Destructed Rats Compared with Sham-Operated Rats
pg/l (SD)
IFN-
IL-4
LH-destructed
2083 (806)
72.3(18.5)
LH sham-operated
3120(712)
118.3(24.7)
Paired
t
test:
p
value
0.02
0.03
Cortex-destructed
3028(702)
128.4(20.3)
Cortex sham-operated
3291(907)
120.2(19.7)
Paired
t
test:
p
value
0.78
0.84
13.4 Conclusion
This report summarizes the effect of the LH and reward behavior on the augmen-
tation of cellular immunity. In addition to NK cell population and function, T-cell
populations and Th1 functions are modulated centrally by the LH and by reward
