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Effect of different ambient temperature and lipopolysaccharide administration on the circadian rhythm of rectal temperature and hypothalamic PGE2 production in aged male rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8786665     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Old and young male rats (22 and 7 months respectively) were exposed to ambient temperatures of 4, 22, 27 and 35 degrees C. The rats' rectal temperatures (RTs) were measured periodically, after exposure to the varying temperatures at different hours during the day. The mean circadian value of RTs in the aged rats was different from that of the young rats. Whereas exposure to low temperatures caused a decrease of 2.0 degrees C in the RTs of the old rats, exposure to heat (35 degrees C) caused an increase of 1 degree C in their RTs. An injection of 200 micrograms (intraperitoneally) of E. coli lipopolysaccharide caused them to experience a long period of hypothermia. Elevation in the RTs after the hypothermic period ended was significantly lower in the old rats. However no significant differences in hypothalamic PGE2 production were to be found between the old and young groups 24 h after pyrogen administration.
Authors:
D Shemi; J Kaplanski
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mechanisms of ageing and development     Volume:  85     ISSN:  0047-6374     ISO Abbreviation:  Mech. Ageing Dev.     Publication Date:  1995 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-09-20     Completed Date:  1996-09-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0347227     Medline TA:  Mech Ageing Dev     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  65-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging / physiology
Animals
Body Temperature / physiology*
Circadian Rhythm / drug effects*,  physiology
Dinoprostone / physiology*
Hypothalamus / physiology*
Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology*
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Rectum / physiology*
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lipopolysaccharides; 363-24-6/Dinoprostone

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