ACTION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 AND INTERLEUKIN-4 ON CRF MESSENGER-RNA IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND POMC MESSENGER-RNA IN THE ANTERIOR-PITUITARY

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HARBUZ, MS [1 ]
STEPHANOU, A [1 ]
KNIGHT, RA [1 ]
CHOVERGONZALEZ, AJ [1 ]
LIGHTMAN, SL [1 ]
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[1] NATL HEART & LUNG INST,DEPT CYST FIBROSIS,LONDON SW3 6LR,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0889-1591(92)90044-O
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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We have used the technique of in situ hybridization histochemistry to determine corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) mRNA in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and proopiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA in the anterior pituitary of rats given a single ip injection of either interleukin (IL)-2 or IL-4. IL-2 increased POMC mRNA in the anterior pituitary in a dose-dependent manner. The effect was apparent both at 4 and 24 h after injection. No effect of IL-2 on CRF mRNA in the PVN was detected in these animals, suggesting that the increase in POMC mRNA was not driven by an increase in CRF. IL-4 was without effect at the hypothalamic level although this cytokine did result in a decrease in POMC mRNA in the anterior pituitary. © 1992.
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