title: Interleukin-1 inhibits stress-induced gastric erosion in rats.
abstract: The effect of interleukin (IL)-1 on the occurrence of stress-induced gastric erosions was examined in rats. The intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of IL-1 beta significantly inhibited the occurrence of water-immersion restraint stress-induced gastric erosion at doses of 200 ng, 500 ng and 1 microgram, whereas the intravenous (iv) administration of IL-1 beta altered the occurrence of gastric erosion only at a dose of 1 microgram. The inhibitory effect of IL-1 alpha icv administered on the occurrence of gastric erosion was found only at a dose of 1 microgram. The inhibitory effect of IL-1 beta icv administered on the occurrence of stress-induced gastric erosion was not influenced by icv administration of alpha-helical CRF(9-41), a corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonist. Indomethacin completely blocked the inhibitory action of IL-1 beta icv administered on stress-induced gastric erosion. It is concluded from these results that IL-1 acts mainly in the central nervous system to inhibit the occurrence of stress-induced gastric erosion and that the IL-1 beta-induced inhibition of gastric erosion is mediated by prostaglandin in a manner that is independent of brain CRF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Endocrinology, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibasaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hotta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007213:Indomethacin