Role of endogenous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in regulating fever induced by localised inflammation in the rat
Role of endogenous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in regulating fever induced by localised inflammation in the rat
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0171j.x
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发表时间:
2001-02-15
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Poole, S
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作者:
Cartmell, T;Luheshi, GN;Poole, S
1. Interleukin (IL)-1 is a mediator of host defence responses to inflammation and injury, including fever, but its sites of synthesis: and action have not been fully elucidated. The actions of IL-1 are antagonised by IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra). The present study tested the hypothesis that IL-1 and IL-1ra are produced locally at sites of peripheral inflammation in rats, and that endogenous IL-1ra acts to limit the fever resulting from the inflammation.2. Injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 100 mug kg(-1)) into a subcutaneous air pouch (I.PO.) of rats induced a significant increase in body temperature. Virtually all (similar to 85%) of the injected LPS was recovered from the pouch between 1 and 8 h (when the experiment was terminated) after injection of LPS, but LPS was undetectable (