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Effects of centrally and systemically administered indomethacin on body temperature in exercising rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8342692     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Subcutaneous and intracerebroventricular (icv) injections of indomethacin were used to test whether prostaglandin synthesis is essential for the exercise-induced increase in a rat's body temperature. At an air temperature of 24 degrees C, male Wistar rats ran on a treadmill at 10-15 m/min 20 min after 300-micrograms icv injection or 60 min after 15-mg/kg sc injection of indomethacin or of control vehicle. The rectal temperature (Tre) of control rats in 17 control experiments increased by 1.0 degree C during exercise, whereas the Tre of the rats pretreated with intracerebroventricular indomethacin increased by only 0.4 degrees C. Threshold Tre for tail vasodilation was significantly lower in rats pretreated with indomethacin than the control rats (38.4 +/- 0.1 vs. 38.9 +/- 0.1 degrees C), but O2 uptake did not differ between indomethacin-pretreated and control rats. Subcutaneous injection of indomethacin did not affect the body temperature, tail vasomotor activity, or O2 uptake of exercising rats. Intracerebroventricular indomethacin did not affect Tre or tail vasomotor activity of rats resting at ambient temperatures of 24 and 28 degrees C. Present results suggest that prostaglandin synthesis is required for the vasoconstrictive effect of exercise on skin blood vessels and thus for the exercise-induced elevation of body temperature.
Authors:
H Tanaka; M Yanase-Fujiwara; K Kanosue
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  265     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1993 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-08-27     Completed Date:  1993-08-27     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R230-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Body Temperature / drug effects*
Brain / physiology*
Indomethacin / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Injections, Intraventricular
Injections, Subcutaneous
Male
Physical Exertion*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Rest
Tail / blood supply
Vasomotor System / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
53-86-1/Indomethacin

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