AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 264, Issue 1 30-G35, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Interleukin-1 beta modulation of norepinephrine release from rat myenteric nerves

S. Hurst and S. M. Collins
Intestinal Diseases Research Unit, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

We examined the ability of human recombinant interleukin-1 beta (hrIL-1 beta) to alter the release of [3H]norepinephrine ([3H]NE) by KCl or electrical field stimulation in longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus of rat intestine. The cytokine had no immediate effect on either the basal or evoked release of [3H]NE. However, hrIL-1 beta caused a biphasic time-dependent suppression of evoked [3H]NE release that was delayed in onset. IL-1 beta also stimulated the cycloheximide-sensitive uptake of [35S] methionine uptake by the tissue. The initial suppression of [3H]NE release was observed after 30 min and could not be inhibited by cycloheximide. A delayed peak was observed after 120 min and was inhibited by cycloheximide. The effect of IL-1 beta was maximal at 10 ng/ml and could be prevented by a neutralizing anti-IL-1 beta antibody or by preincubating the tissue with an IL-1-receptor antagonist. These results indicate that IL-1 beta suppresses [3H]NE release from rat myenteric plexus by two mechanisms, one of which is independent of protein synthesis and the other of which is mediated by endogenous IL-1.

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