title: Effect of heat stress on LPS-induced febrile response in D-galactosamine-sensitized rats.
abstract: We have previously reported that heat conditioning augments lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced fever in rats, which is accompanied by an accumulation of heat shock protein (HSP) in the liver and the reduction of the plasma level of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) (Kluger MJ, Rudolph K, Soszynski D, Conn CA, Leon LR, Kozak W, Wallen ES, and Moseley PL. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 273: R858-R863, 1997). In the present study we have tested whether inhibition of protein synthesis in the liver can reduce the effect of this heat conditioning on the LPS-induced febrile response in the rat. D-galactosamine (D-gal) was used to selectively inhibit liver protein synthesis. D-gal (500 mg/kg) or PBS as control was administered intraperitoneally 1 h before heat stress. LPS (50 microg/kg ip) was injected 24 h post-heat exposure. Treatment with D-gal blunted the febrile response to LPS. Moreover, heat-conditioned rats treated first with D-gal and subsequently with LPS demonstrated a profound fall in core temperature 10--18 h post-LPS. A significant increase of serum TNF-alpha accompanied this effect of D-gal on fever. Heat-conditioned animals receiving D-gal showed an inhibition in inducible HSP-70 in the liver. These data support the role of hepatic function in modulating the febrile response to LPS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dokladny
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wachulec
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Wallen
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Menache
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kluger
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Moseley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005334:Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050883:HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D050883:HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; C494373:Hspa8 protein, rat; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D005688:Galactosamine