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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 268: R989-R996, 1995;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 268, Issue 4 989-R996, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Circulating tumor necrosis factor-alpha does not mediate endotoxin-induced hypothermia in rats

K. Schotanus, G. M. Holtkamp, N. van Rooijen, F. J. Tilders and F. Berkenbosch
Research Institute Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit, Faculty of Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The present study was designed to investigate the role of macrophages and circulating tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in the endotoxin-induced hypothermic responses in rats. Intravenous as well as intraperitoneal administration of endotoxin to male Wistar rats (0.5 mg/kg) led to increased plasma TNF-alpha concentrations and a transient hypothermia, which reached its nadir after 90 min. The hypothermia and plasma TNF-alpha responses to endotoxin were abolished after elimination of peripheral macrophages. Seven days after the first challenge, tolerance of the hypothermic response was found if the same dose was administered intraperitoneally but not if it was administered intravenously. Tolerance of the TNF-alpha response was induced irrespective of the route of endotoxin administration. We hypothesize that, after intravenous administration of endotoxin, macrophage-dependent and -independent mechanisms are activated, whereas the hypothermic response to intraperitoneal endotoxin involves primarily macrophage-dependent mechanisms. These mechanisms may relate to the prime targets reached by endotoxin, such as macrophages and endothelial cells. Because the development of tolerance of the hypothermic response is dependent on the route of endotoxin administration, whereas that of the plasma TNF-alpha response is not, we conclude that circulating TNF-alpha is not the macrophage-derived cryogenic signal that triggers the hypothermic response.


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