期刊
TOXICOLOGY
卷 279, 期 1-3, 页码 123-129出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2010.10.002
关键词
Lipopolysaccharide; Interleukin-1 beta; Hyperalgesia; Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist; Microglia
资金
- Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan [SKH-FJU-97-04]
- NIH [HD 35496, NS 54278]
- Newborn Medicine Funds
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center
An increasing amount of data show that central inflammation contributes to many debilitating diseases and produces spontaneous pain and hyperalgesia (an increased sensitivity to painful stimuli), and these processes may be associated with the production of proinflammatory cytokines by activated microglia. In the present study, we demonstrate that neonatal intracerebral injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (1 mg/kg) in postnatal day 5 (P5) rats produced hyperalgesia that lasted into adulthood as indicated by decreased latency in the tail-flick test. Neonatal LPS administration resulted in a long-lasting increase in the number of activated microglial in the P70 rat brain. The effects of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and IL-1 receptor antagonists on hyperalgesia were determined to examine the possible role of inflammatory cytokines in LPS-induced hyperalgesia. Our data show that neonatal intracerebral injection of IL-1 beta (1 mu g/kg) produced a hyperalgesic tendency similar to that induced by LPS. Neonatal administration of an IL-1 receptor antagonist (0.1 mg/kg) significantly attenuated long-lasting hyperalgesia induced by LPS and reduced the number of activated microglia in the adult rat brain. These data reveal that neonatal intracerebral LPS exposure results in long-lasting hyperalgesia and an elevated number of activated microglia in later life. This effect is similar to that induced by IL-1 beta and can be prevented by an IL-1 receptor antagonist. The present study suggests that an IL-1 receptor antagonist effectively attenuates or blocks long-lasting hyperalgesia and microglia activation produced by LPS exposure in the neonatal period of rats. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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