title: Effects of IL-1 beta on neuronal activities in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in rat brain slices.
abstract: Effects of recombinant human interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) on the neuronal activities in the rat dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) were investigated by extra- and intracellular recordings in slice preparations. Twelve (52%) of 23 spontaneously firing neurons recorded extracellularly, 7 of which were electrophysiologically identified as vagal motoneurons, were inhibited by a bath application of IL-1 beta at a dose of either 5.8 x 10(-8) or 5.8 x 10(-8) M. The duration of the responses ranged widely from about 10 min to more than 2 h. Two (9%) of the 23 neurons were excited, whereas the remaining 9 (39%) were not affected by IL-1 beta. Of 42 DMV neurons recorded intracellularly, 19 (45%) showed a hyperpolarization following an application of 5.8 x 10(-8) M IL-1 beta, which still persisted in a TTX-containing solution. Two (5%) displayed depolarization and 21 (50%) were unaffected. The hyperpolarization in 16 of the 19 neurons (84%) ranged from -5 to -10 mV and lasted for more than 30 min without changing the input resistance. The IL-1 beta-induced hyperpolarization was completely blocked by concurrent perfusion with sodium salicylate. The remaining three neurons showed a short-lasting (5-14 min) hyperpolarization (ranging from -6 to -15 mV) with a decrease in the input resistance. These findings indicate that IL-1 beta mainly inhibits the vagal motoneurons in the DMV, at least partly through prostaglandin synthesis. This provides a mechanism that could account for the central action of IL-1 beta on visceral processes such as the inhibition of gastric acid secretion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katafuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001339:Autonomic Fibers, Preganglionic / Q000187:drug effects; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D011453:Prostaglandins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013779:Tetrodotoxin