title: Central mediation of the effects of interleukin-1 on social exploration and body weight in mice.
abstract: To study the role of central IL-1 receptors in the effects of recombinant human IL-1 beta (IL-1 beta) on behavior and body weight, intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of the specific antagonist of IL-1 receptors, IL-1ra, was administered to mice injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) and i.c.v. with various doses of IL-1 beta. Doses of 500 ng i.p. IL-1 beta and 900 pg i.c.v. IL-1 beta induced a comparable decrease in social behavior and loss of body weight. Pretreatment with IL-1ra (1.8 micrograms/mouse, i.c.v.) blocked the effects of i.c.v. IL-1 beta (900 pg/mouse) on social behavior. i.c.v. IL-1ra (3.6 micrograms/mouse) also attenuated the effects of i.p. IL-1 beta (500 ng/mouse) on social behavior and change in body weight, suggesting that the effects of peripheral IL-1 beta are centrally mediated.
authors.affiliation: INRA-INSERM U394, Bordeaux, France. rose-marie.bluthe@bordeaux.inserm.fr
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bluthé
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dantzer
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000502:physiology*; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1