title: Cortical interleukin-1 beta elevation after traumatic brain injury in the rat: no effect of two selective antagonists on motor recovery.
abstract: Interleukin-1 is an inflammatory cytokine implicated in secondary responses to traumatic brain injury. We utilized a specific IL-beta enzyme-linked immunoadsorbant assay to examine the expression of IL-beta after lateral fluid percussion brain injury in the rat. IL-beta was significantly elevated in the ipsilateral injured cortex at 4 h after injury. Increased levels of IL-beta were also observed at 12, 24 and 72 h after injury, although such changes did not reach statistical significance. To determine whether injury-induced IL-beta expression may contribute to subsequent neurological impairment, we treated rats with either of two structurally different, selective IL-1 antagonists and monitored neurological recovery 1, 7 and 14 days later. Intracerebroventricular treatment with either the endogenous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (10 microg) at 15 min, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h after injury or soluble IL-1 receptors (10 microg) at 15 min, 4 and 8 h after injury did not significantly alter outcome in a series of motor tasks. These data suggest that cortical elevations of IL-beta follow traumatic brain injury, but they may not contribute to subsequent neurological impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3970 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA. knoblachs@giccs.georgetown.edu
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Knoblach
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Faden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000502:physiology; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000502:physiology; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins