title: Stimulation of cholecystokinin (CCK) release from superfused rat hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal complexes by interleukin-1 (IL-1).
abstract: This in vitro study examined the effects of interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interferon-gamma (Ifn-gamma) on the release of cholecysto-kinin (CCK) from superfused hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal complexes (HNC) of rats. An increase of CCK from HNC was elicited in a dose-dependent manner by recombinant human IL-1 alpha and -1 beta in concentrations of 0.1-10 nM. In contrast, the release of CCK from HNC was not affected by recombinant human Ifn-gamma at any dose tested (0.1, 1 and 10 nM). The increased release of CCK elicited by IL-1 was calcium-dependent, as was that induced by potassium (60 mM), but it was biphasic and had a different time course and a lower magnitude than those induced by potassium and veratridine. These results suggest that IL-1 activates pituitary-adrenal axis by stimulating CCK neurons in the hypothalamus and/or neurohypophysis to release CCK, since CCK has been implicated in the regulation of adrenocorticotropin release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohgo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakatsuru
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsukura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000378:metabolism*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008297:Male; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D004247:DNA; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D013936:Thymidine