title: [The pyrogenic activity of native and recombinant human interleukin-1 beta].
abstract: Comparative doses (100-180 ng/kg) of highly purified human native interleukin-1 beta (nIL-1 beta) and human recombinant IL-1 beta (rIL-1 beta) intravenously injected were found to cause similar changes in body temperature in rabbits. Under these conditions, stabilization of rIL-1 beta by human serum albumin (HSA) fails to affect rIL-1 beta pyrogenic activity. nIL-1 beta, 0.05-2.0 ng, injected into the PO/AH region of the brain causes dose-dependent fever in the animals. With intrahypothalamic nIL-1 beta (versus i.v. injection), the pyrogenic activity of rIl-1 beta is much lower than that of nIL-1 beta. Moreover, pyrogenicity appears to be dependent on the type of rIL-1 beta, namely on free or stabilized by HSA. The former has about 100-fold and the latter a 25-fold lower activity than the native cytokine (in terms of a dose-pyrogenic effect relationship). The findings are discussed in the light of the existence of various interleukin IL-1 beta pools.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Lesnikov
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Efremov
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Simbirtsev
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Damme
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Billiau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D001921:Brain; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008845:Microinjections; D011749:Pyrogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D012007:Rectum; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D011749:Pyrogens; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin