title: Effect of a central CRF antagonist on cardiovascular and thermoregulatory responses induced by stress or IL-1 beta.
abstract: We investigated the role of central corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in the development of cardiovascular and thermal responses induced by stress or by interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) in free-moving rats. Intracerebroventricular (icv) injection of alpha-helical CRF9-41 (10 micrograms), a CRF receptor antagonist, significantly attenuated hypertension, tachycardia, and a rise in body temperature induced by cage-switch stress, a mild stress. However, icv injection of alpha-helical CRF9-41 (10 micrograms) had no effect on hypertension, tachycardia, or fever induced by intraperitoneal (ip) injection of IL-1 beta (2 micrograms/kg) or icv prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, 100 ng). In contrast, icv injection of alpha-helical CRF9-41 (10 micrograms) significantly attenuated hypertension, tachycardia, or fever induced by icv injection of IL-1 beta (20 ng). The present results suggest that central CRF has an important role in the development of the cage-switch stress-induced responses, but it does not seem to contribute to the hypertension, tachycardia, and fever induced by ip IL-1 beta or by central PGE2. However, it is possible that when IL-1 beta directly acts on the central nervous system, some of its actions are mediated by central CRF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; C069206:alpha helical corticotropin-releasing hormone; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone