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Activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis by bacterial endotoxins: Routes and intermediate signals
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Peripheral administration of endotoxin induces brain-mediated responses, including activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and changes in thermoregulation. This paper reviews the mechanisms by which endotoxin affects these responses. The effects on thermoregulation are complex and include macrophage-dependent hyperthermic and hypothermic responses. Low doses of endotoxin, given IP, activate peripheral macrophages to produce interleukin (IL)-1 beta, which enters the circulation and acts as a hormonal signal. IL-1 may pass fenestrated endothelium in the median eminence to stimulate corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) secretion from the CRH nerve-terminals. In addition, IL-1 may activate brain endothelial cells to produce IL-1, IL-6, prostaglandins, etc., and secrete these substances into the brain. By paracrine actions, these substances may affect neurons (e.g., CRH neurons) or act on microglial cells, which show IL-1-induced IL-1 production and therefore amplify and prolong the intracerebral IL-1 signal. In contrast, high doses of endotoxin given i.v. may directly stimulate endothelial cells to produce IL-1, IL-6, and prostaglandin-E2 (PGE2) and thereby activate the HPA axis in a macrophage-independent manner.
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- Authors
- Tilders, F. J. H., DeRuk, R. H., Van Dam, A.-M., Vincent, V. A. M., Schotanus, K., & Persoons, J. H. A.
- Affiliations
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Tilders, Fred J.H.
- Venue
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 209-232
- ISSN
- 0306-4530 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1989306597
- Cited by
- 277
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- 179
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- FWCI
- 3.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Psychoneuroendocrinology (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Keywords
- hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, bacterial endotoxin, IL-1β, thermoregulation, corticotropin-releasing factor, median eminence, brain endothelial cells, microglia, prostaglandin E2, interleukin-6, macrophages, neuroendocrine signaling
- MeSH terms
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Afferent Pathways, Animals, Corticosterone, Endothelium, Vascular, Endotoxins, General Adaptation Syndrome, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Interleukin-1, Macrophage Activation, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Dinoprostone, Signal Transduction, Interleukin-6
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