title: Adrenalectomy does not change CRF secretion induced by interleukin-1 from rat perifused hypothalami.
abstract: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a potent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (H-P-A) axis activator. The hypothalamus is considered one of the main sites of action of IL-1 on the H-P-A axis, inducing CRF secretion, which is modulated by glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoids, which modulate CRF release by a negative feedback inhibition, have been postulated to exert a permissive action on the IL-1 effect on CRF secretion. Using a continuous perifusion system of rat hypothalami, the results of the present study indicate that at the same concentrations, IL-1 beta exerted a more potent effect than IL-1 alpha stimulating CRF secretion. The increase in hypothalamic CRF release induced by IL-1 was rapidly inhibited by both dexamethasone and corticosterone. However, adrenalectomy 2 or 8 days before did not modify CRF secretion induced by IL-1 from the in vitro perifused hypothalami. These data indicate that IL-1 does not seem to induce CRF secretion by interfering with an impeding action of glucocorticoids, although the cytokine effect is negatively modulated by corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychobiology, Cajal Institute, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cambronero
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rivas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borrell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guaza
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003345:Corticosterone