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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 271: R1142-R1148, 1996;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 5 1142-R1148, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Chronic central nervous system exposure to interleukin-1 beta causes catabolism in the rat

A. G. Hill, L. Jacobson, J. Gonzalez, J. Rounds, J. A. Majzoub and D. W. Wilmore
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are thought to play a role in mediating weight loss, net protein catabolism, anorexia, and fever after infection or injury. Because IL-1 and IL-6 can be synthesized in the brain and have been shown to be increased in central nervous system (CNS) infections, we investigated the metabolic consequences of prolonged CNS exposure to these cytokines. At equivalent doses, intracerebroventricular infusion of IL-1, but not IL-6, caused negative nitrogen balance, weight loss, and anorexia. Intracerebroventricular infusion of IL-1 also caused adrenocortical activation, as indicated by increased adrenal weight and plasma corticosterone, and decreased thymus weight. However, clamping plasma glucocorticoids at low levels by adrenalectomy and corticosterone pellet replacement did not attenuate IL-1-induced losses of body weight and nitrogen. We conclude that centrally produced IL-1 could play an important role in the metabolic alterations associated with CNS injury or infection and that these effects may not be solely attributable to increased secretion of glucocorticoids.


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