| Literature DB >> 2556122 |
Y Naito1, J Fukata, T Tominaga, Y Masui, Y Hirai, N Murakami, S Tamai, K Mori, H Imura.
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We compared adrenocorticotropin-releasing activities of several interleukins in a homologous or heterologous in vivo system. Intravenous injection of rat interleukin-1 alpha significantly increased plasma adrenocorticotropin in conscious, freely-moving rats 30 min after the injection, and the effect was 10 times greater than that of human interleukin-1 alpha. Rat interleukin-2 affected plasma adrenocorticotropin in a much slower manner and increased its levels significantly 120 min after the injection. Human interleukin-2 had no effect on plasma adrenocorticotropin. Thus, species difference in the experimental system should be considered to assess the physiological significance of cytokines in the neuroendocrine system.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2556122 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)91805-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575