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A neuromodulatory role of interleukin-1β in the hippocampus

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Schneider, H., Pitossi, F., Balschun, D., Wagner, A., del Rey, A., Besedovsky, H. O.·1998·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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It is widely accepted that interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), a cytokine produced not only by immune cells but also by glial cells and certain neurons influences brain functions during infectious and inflammatory processes. It is still unclear, however, whether IL-1 production is triggered under nonpathological conditions during activation of a discrete neuronal population and whether this production has functional implications. Here, we show in vivo and in vitro that IL-1beta gene expression is substantially increased during long-term potentiation of synaptic transmission, a process considered to underlie certain forms of learning and memory. The increase in gene expression was long lasting, specific to potentiation, and could be prevented by blockade of potentiation with the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, (+/-)-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (AP-5). Furthermore, blockade of IL-1 receptors by the specific interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) resulted in a reversible impairment of long-term potentiation maintenance without affecting its induction. These results show for the first time that the production of biologically significant amounts of IL-1beta in the brain can be induced by a sustained increase in the activity of a discrete population of neurons and suggest a physiological involvement of this cytokine in synaptic plasticity.

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Authors
Schneider, H., Pitossi, F., Balschun, D., Wagner, A., del Rey, A., & Besedovsky, H. O.
Affiliations
  • Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
  • Institute of Physiology, Division of Immunophysiology, Philipps University Marburg, Deutschhausstrasse 2, 35037 Marburg, Germany; and Institute for Neurobiology, Department of Neurophysiology, P.O. Box 1860, 39008 Magdeburg, Germany
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
1998-06-23
Volume
95
Issue
13
Pages
7778-7783
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W1970891635
Cited by
498
References
51
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FWCI
8.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Keywords
IL-1β, hippocampus, long-term potentiation, synaptic plasticity, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, NMDA receptor, AP5, learning and memory, neuroinflammation, cytokine gene expression, synaptic transmission
MeSH terms
Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Hippocampus, Interleukin-1, Male, Movement, Neuronal Plasticity, Recombinant Proteins, Sialoglycoproteins, Rats, Wistar, Receptors, Interleukin-1, Long-Term Potentiation, Rats, Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein

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