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Injections of Lipopolysaccharide into Mice to Mimic Entrance of Microbial-derived Products After Intestinal Barrier Breach
Published on: May 2, 2018
Effects of lipopolysaccharide on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in vitro
L Brunetti1, P Preziosi, E Ragazzoni
1Department of Pharmacology, G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Abstract:
The possible involvement of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and their eventual interplay in CRH and ACTH release from cultured hypothalamic and pituitary cells respectively, have been studied. IL-1 beta was able to activate the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis at both hypothalamic and pituitary sites; LPS showed no direct action at hypothalamic level but it was able to inhibit basal and IL-1 beta-induced ACTH release: this could be responsible for a blunting of the adrenal cortex response that normally occurs in septic shock syndrome.
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