Cytokines and Thermoregulation: Interleukin-9 Injected in preoptic area fails to evoke fever in rats |
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Authors: | F J Lopez-Valpuest R D Myers |
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Institution: | aDepartments of Pharmacology and Psychiatric Medicine, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4354, USA;bDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Seville, Spain |
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Abstract: | A number of the members of the family of cytokines including IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, and IL-11 act directly in the brain to induce a febrile response in the rat and other species. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of interleukin-9 (IL9) when this cytokine is applied directly to the thermosensitive and pyrogen reactive region of the anterior hypothalamic, preoptic area (AH/POA). In male Sprague-Dawley rats, guide cannulae for microinjection into the AH/POA were implanted stereotaxically, and radio transmitters for monitoring body temperature (Tb) were placed intraperitoneally. Following postoperative recovery, recombinant murine macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1β was microinjected in the AH/POA of each rat in a dose of 28 pg/1μl to identify pyrogen reactive sites in the AH/POA. Then recombinant human IL-9 was suspended in pyrogen-free CSF vehicle and microinjected in the same sites in concentrations of 2.4, 24, and 240 U/μl. In contrast to the pyrexic action of MIP-1β, IL-9 failed to elicit a significant alteration in the Tb of the rats at any of the doses tested. IL-9 was also without effect on the intakes of either water or food. These results demonstrate that IL-9 applied to the region of the diencephalon in which other cytokines act to evoke fever may not play a direct role in the thermogenic component underlying the acute phase response. However, as demonstrated in several different cell systems, IL-9 may require a cofactor related to pyrogen for a febrile response to develop. |
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Keywords: | Interleukin-9 Fever Cytokines Body temperature Thermoregulation Anterior hypothalamus Preoptic area Microinjection Food intake |
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