title: In vivo evidence that arginine vasopressin is involved in the adrenocorticotropin response induced by interleukin-6 but not by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the rat.
abstract: We examined whether arginine vasopressin (AVP) is involved in the adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) response induced by interleukin (IL)-6 or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in the rat. To accomplish this, we employed immunoneutralization of brain AVP by injecting anti-AVP antiserum intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v., 3rd ventricle). For comparison, we also tested the effect of immunoneutralization of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the brain. Anti-CRH antibody, anti-AVP antibody, or normal rabbit serum (control) was given i.c.v. 15 min before an i.c.v. administration of human recombinant IL-6 (100 ng) or TNF-alpha (100 ng). Both IL-6 and TNF-alpha significantly elevated plasma ACTH levels. The IL-6-induced ACTH response was significantly suppressed by both anti-CRH and anti-AVP antibodies. On the other hand, the TNF-alpha-induced ACTH response was not significantly affected by anti-AVP antibody, although anti-CRH antibody could suppress the response. These results suggest that the IL-6-induced ACTH response may be mediated by both CRH and AVP, whereas the ACTH response to TNF-alpha is only via CRH.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanobe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takebe
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000494:pharmacology; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D015850:Interleukin-6; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone