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Interleukin-1beta-induced fever in young and old Long-Evans rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9791084     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aging is associated with a blunted or absent fever response to naturally occurring infections or to the peripheral administration of bacterial products and proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). Whether old rats also exhibit an attenuated fever response when challenged with direct brain administration of IL-1beta is unknown. Here we investigated the fever response of young (3-5 mo) and old (24-26 mo) Long-Evans rats to the intracerebroventricular microinfusion of IL-1beta. Core body temperature was monitored by telemetry in freely moving rats. Intracerebroventricularly administered IL-1beta induced comparable increases in body temperature in young and old Long-Evans rats. In the two groups, IL-1beta-induced fever was similar both in latency to peak fever and maximal fever response, whether the cytokine was administered 2 h after lights on or just before lights off. These data show that old Long-Evans rats are not defective in their capacity to develop a fever in response to brain administration of IL-1beta.
Authors:
C R Plata-Salamán; E Peloso; E Satinoff
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  275     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1998 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-10     Completed Date:  1998-12-10     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R1633-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716-2590, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Animals
Body Temperature / drug effects*
Circadian Rhythm
Fever / chemically induced*,  immunology
Injections, Intraventricular
Interleukin-1 / administration & dosage*
Male
Rats
Rats, Long-Evans
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01-MH41138/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01-MH56082/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Interleukin-1

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