Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever
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Resumo: | It has been demonstrated that nitric oxide (NO) has a thermoregulatory action, but very little is known about the mechanisms involved. In the present study we determined the effect of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibition on thermoregulation. We used 7-nitroindazole (7-NI, 1, 10 and 30 mg/kg body weight), a selective nNOS inhibitor, injected intraperitoneally into normothermic Wistar rats (200-250 g) and rats with fever induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (100 µg/kg body weight) administration. It has been demonstrated that the effects of 30 mg/kg of 7-NI given intraperitoneally may inhibit 60% of nNOS activity in rats. In all experiments the colonic temperature of awake unrestrained rats was measured over a period of 5 h at 15-min intervals after intraperitoneal injection of 7-NI. We observed that the injection of 30 mg/kg of 7-NI induced a 1.5oC drop in body temperature, which was statistically significant 1 h after injection (P<0.02). The coinjection of LPS and 7-NI was followed by a significant (P<0.02) hypothermia about 0.5oC below baseline. These findings show that an nNOS isoform is required for thermoregulation and participates in the production of fever in rats. |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fevernitric oxide7-nitroindazolebody temperatureLPSL-NAMEIt has been demonstrated that nitric oxide (NO) has a thermoregulatory action, but very little is known about the mechanisms involved. In the present study we determined the effect of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibition on thermoregulation. We used 7-nitroindazole (7-NI, 1, 10 and 30 mg/kg body weight), a selective nNOS inhibitor, injected intraperitoneally into normothermic Wistar rats (200-250 g) and rats with fever induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (100 µg/kg body weight) administration. It has been demonstrated that the effects of 30 mg/kg of 7-NI given intraperitoneally may inhibit 60% of nNOS activity in rats. In all experiments the colonic temperature of awake unrestrained rats was measured over a period of 5 h at 15-min intervals after intraperitoneal injection of 7-NI. We observed that the injection of 30 mg/kg of 7-NI induced a 1.5oC drop in body temperature, which was statistically significant 1 h after injection (P<0.02). The coinjection of LPS and 7-NI was followed by a significant (P<0.02) hypothermia about 0.5oC below baseline. These findings show that an nNOS isoform is required for thermoregulation and participates in the production of fever in rats.Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica1999-11-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999001100008Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research v.32 n.11 1999reponame:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchinstname:Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)instacron:ABDC10.1590/S0100-879X1999001100008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPerotti,C.A.A.Nogueira,M.S.Antunes-Rodrigues,J.Cárnio,E.C.eng1999-11-11T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-879X1999001100008Revistahttps://www.bjournal.org/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjournal@terra.com.br||bjournal@terra.com.br1414-431X0100-879Xopendoar:1999-11-11T00:00Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research - Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)false |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever Perotti,C.A.A. nitric oxide 7-nitroindazole body temperature LPS L-NAME |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever |
title_full |
Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever |
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Effects of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on lipopolysaccharide-induced fever |
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Perotti,C.A.A. |
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Perotti,C.A.A. Nogueira,M.S. Antunes-Rodrigues,J. Cárnio,E.C. |
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Nogueira,M.S. Antunes-Rodrigues,J. Cárnio,E.C. |
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Perotti,C.A.A. Nogueira,M.S. Antunes-Rodrigues,J. Cárnio,E.C. |
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nitric oxide 7-nitroindazole body temperature LPS L-NAME |
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nitric oxide 7-nitroindazole body temperature LPS L-NAME |
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It has been demonstrated that nitric oxide (NO) has a thermoregulatory action, but very little is known about the mechanisms involved. In the present study we determined the effect of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibition on thermoregulation. We used 7-nitroindazole (7-NI, 1, 10 and 30 mg/kg body weight), a selective nNOS inhibitor, injected intraperitoneally into normothermic Wistar rats (200-250 g) and rats with fever induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (100 µg/kg body weight) administration. It has been demonstrated that the effects of 30 mg/kg of 7-NI given intraperitoneally may inhibit 60% of nNOS activity in rats. In all experiments the colonic temperature of awake unrestrained rats was measured over a period of 5 h at 15-min intervals after intraperitoneal injection of 7-NI. We observed that the injection of 30 mg/kg of 7-NI induced a 1.5oC drop in body temperature, which was statistically significant 1 h after injection (P<0.02). The coinjection of LPS and 7-NI was followed by a significant (P<0.02) hypothermia about 0.5oC below baseline. These findings show that an nNOS isoform is required for thermoregulation and participates in the production of fever in rats. |
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