Abstract:
:It has been shown previously that both forms of interleukin-1, 1 alpha and 1 beta, produce dose-dependent relaxation of the rat gastric fundus in vitro, accompanied by an increased production and release of eicosanoids. This effect appears to be mediated, at least in part, by leukotrienes, since the inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase by specific drugs counteracts interleukin-1-induced gastric relaxation. In the present study, we attempted to antagonize interleukin-1-induced inhibition of gastric fundus motility with a interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. Surprisingly, the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist itself possessed interleukin-1-like agonist activity, since: (a) it produced rapid, dose-dependent relaxation of the rat gastric fundus, with an estimated EC50 of 70 pg/ml and a maximal effect at 10 ng/ml; (b) interleukin-1 receptor antagonist-induced relaxation was dose dependently inhibited by N-(3-phenoxycinnamyl)acetohydroxamic acid (BW A4c), a specific inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase; (c) in the first 5 min after its addition to the bath solution, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist produced a significant increase in prostaglandin E2 release from the gastric strips. This evidence suggests that, shortly after receptor occupancy, in this experimental model interleukin-1 and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist share the same pattern of mechanical and biochemical activities.
journal_name
Eur J Pharmacoljournal_title
European journal of pharmacologyauthors
Montuschi P,Tringali G,Mirtella A,Parente L,Preziosi P,Navarra Pdoi
10.1016/0014-2999(94)00730-usubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-02-24 00:00:00pages
31-7issue
1eissn
0014-2999issn
1879-0712pii
0014-2999(94)00730-Ujournal_volume
275pub_type
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