AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 263, Issue 3 414-G418, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Interleukin-1 beta acts at hypothalamic sites to inhibit gastric acid secretion in rats

E. Saperas, H. Yang and Y. Tache
Center for Ulcer Research and Education, Veteran's Affairs Wadsworth Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

It has been established that interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) injected into the cerebrospinal fluid inhibits gastric acid secretion in rats. Brain sites of action of IL-1 beta were investigated in conscious rats implanted unilaterally with chronic hypothalamic cannula. Gastric acid secretion was monitored 2 h after pylorus ligation. Human recombinant IL-1 beta (10 ng) microinjected into the medial preoptic area, anterior hypothalamus, and paraventricular nucleus inhibited gastric acid secretion by 76-83%. IL-1 beta microinjected into the ventromedial hypothalamus and other hypothalamic sites outside of responsive sites had no effect. IL-1 beta inhibitory action in the medial preoptic area was dose related (0.1-10 ng), prevented by indomethacin (5 mg/kg ip), and mimicked by prostaglandin E2. These results show that IL-1 beta acts in the medial preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus and paraventricular nucleus to inhibit acid secretion in pylorus-ligated rats and that IL-1 beta action is likely to involve prostaglandin E2.

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