title: Signaling pathways involved in lipopolysaccharide stimulation of prostaglandin production by rat hypothalamic astroglial cells.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms through which bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulates prostaglandin (PG) production in rat hypothalamic astroglial cells in vitro. The latter were treated with LPS alone or LPS plus antagonists of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) and nitric oxide (NO) pathways, and the subsequent changes in cyclooxygenase (COX) activity were monitored by measuring a COX end-product, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), released into the incubation medium. LPS produced a concentration-dependent increase in PGE2 release from astroglia after 24 h incubation; experiments with selective antagonists showed that the increase in PGE2 release induced by LPS may be, at least in part, mediated by IL-1 and NO.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pistritto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciabattoni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tringali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Preziosi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Navarra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006146:Guanidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008981:Molsidomine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D009599:Nitroprusside; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D008981:Molsidomine; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D015232:Dinoprostone; C004479:pimagedine