DELAYED FEBRILE RESPONSE IN OLD RATS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INABILITY OF HYPOTHALAMUS TO PRODUCE PROSTAGLANDIN E(2)

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作者
FRAIFELD, V
ABRAMOVICH, L
KAPLANSKI, J
机构
[1] Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Corob Center for Medical Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84105
关键词
AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; HYPOTHALAMIC PROSTAGLANDIN E(2); LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE (LPS);
D O I
10.1016/0047-6374(94)01554-Y
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
E. coli lipopolysaccharide (100 mu g per rat, i.p.) induced a twofold increase in hypothalamic prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) production both in young adult (8 months) and old (28-30 months) male Wistar rats. It seems that the ability of the hypothalamus to produce PGE(2) in response to bacterial endotoxin is not affected with aging, and hence delayed febrile response observed in old rats is not related to hypothalamic PGE(2) production.
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