[en] A simple three-parameter density-dependent effective interaction is used to study the properties of symmetric and asymmetric nuclear matter, neutron matter and some bulk properties such as ground state energies and rms charge radii of three double-closed-shell nuclei ⁴He, ¹⁶O and ⁴⁰Ca in first order perturbation theory. The three parameters of the effective interaction are fixed by requiring a fit to energy per particle and density in symmetric nuclear matter as well as the ground state energy of ¹⁶O. Ground state energies of ⁴He, ¹⁶O and ⁴⁰Ca, calculated by using oscillator eigen functions as single particle wave function, are in good agreement with empirical values. (author)