The effect of voluntary chronic alcohol consumption on Th1/Th2 cytokine signature during adolescence in Sprague-Dawley Rats
Kutlwano Moeketsi, Bongani B Nkambule, Kennedy H Erlwanger, Xitsakiso E Mabasa, Muzi J Maseko, Tawanda M Nyambuya · 2026
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Kutlwano Moeketsi asked whether voluntary drinking in young rats shifts immune signalling balance in a 2026 animal study. Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 25 days were split evenly, with one group choosing alcohol for 30 days.
Blood taken at the end showed higher white cell and lymphocyte counts in drinkers, yet lower platelet counts in the reported results. Several signalling proteins fell, including interleukin-2 and interferon-gamma from one helper family and interleukin-5, interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 from the other. The authors conclude that drinking did not push the response toward one helper pattern alone.
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| CREATOR | Kutlwano Moeketsi, Bongani B Nkambule, Kennedy H Erlwanger, Xitsakiso E Mabasa, Muzi J Maseko, Tawanda M Nyambuya |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28382 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |