TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;
INTERLEUKIN-1;
INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS;
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;
BODY WEIGHT;
(MOUSE);
D O I:
10.1016/0014-2999(91)90184-R
中图分类号:
R9 [药学];
学科分类号:
1007 ;
摘要:
Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) decreases social exploration and induces weight loss in mice in a dose- and time-dependent manner (2.5-40-mu-g/mouse). To assess the role of interleukin-I (IL-1) in these effects, mice pretreated with IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra, 500-mu-g/mouse, i.p.) were injected with 25-mu-g TNF-alpha. Pretreatment with IL-1ra antagonized the depressive effects of TNF-alpha on behaviour but only partially attenuated the weight loss induced by this cytokine. These results suggest that TNF-alpha-induced sickness behaviour is mediated mainly by endogenously released IL-1 whereas metabolic changes are dependent on the release of other additional cytokines.