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Interleukin-10 inhibits angiotensin II-induced decrease in neuronal potassium current.

Nan Jiang1, Peng Shi, Fiona Desland

  • 1Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

American Journal of Physiology. Cell Physiology
|February 22, 2013
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Interleukin-10 (IL-10) directly inhibits angiotensin II-induced excitation in hypothalamic neurons. This finding reveals a neuronal mechanism for how IL-10 lowers blood pressure in hypertension.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • The anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) reduces blood pressure in hypertensive rats.
  • The precise cellular location of IL-10's action within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus remains unidentified.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if IL-10 directly acts on hypothalamic neurons to counteract angiotensin II-induced excitation.
  • To determine the cellular locus of IL-10's blood pressure-lowering effects.

Main Methods:

  • Immunoreactivity staining to detect IL-10 receptors on hypothalamic neurons.
  • Patch-clamp electrophysiology on cultured hypothalamic neurons to assess IL-10 and angiotensin II effects on ion currents.

Main Results:

  • IL-10 receptors were found on paraventricular nucleus neurons and cultured hypothalamic neurons.
  • Angiotensin II significantly decreased delayed rectifier potassium current, indicating increased neuronal excitability.
  • IL-10 application abolished the angiotensin II-induced decrease in potassium current.

Conclusions:

  • IL-10 directly inhibits angiotensin II-induced excitation of hypothalamic neurons.
  • This study identifies a neuronal site of action for IL-10 in modulating the effects of angiotensin II within the hypothalamus.
  • These findings provide a cellular basis for IL-10's antihypertensive effects.