TY - JOUR
T1 - Immune-induced fever is mediated by IL-6 receptors on brain endothelial cells coupled to stat3-dependent induction of brain endothelial prostaglandin synthesis
AU - Eskilsson, Anna
AU - Mirrasekhian, Elahe
AU - Dufour, Sylvie
AU - Schwaninger, Markus
AU - Engblom, David
AU - Blomqvist, Anders
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - The cytokine IL-6, which is released upon peripheral immune challenge, is critical for the febrile response, but the mechanism by which IL-6 is pyrogenic has remained obscure. Here we generated mice with deletion of the membrane bound IL-6 receptor a (IL-6Ra) on neural cells, on peripheral nerves, on fine sensory afferent fibers, and on brain endothelial cells, respectively, and examined its role for the febrile response to peripherally injected lipopolysaccharide. We show that IL-6Ra on neural cells, peripheral nerves, and fine sensory afferents are dispensable for the lipopolysaccharide-induced fever, whereas IL-6Ra in the brain endothelium plays an important role. Hence deletion of IL-6Ra on brain endothelial cells strongly attenuated the febrile response, and also led to reduced induction of the prostaglandin synthesizing enzyme Cox-2 in the hypothalamus, the temperature-regulating center in the brain, as well as reduced expression of SOCS3, suggesting involvement of the STAT signaling pathway. Furthermore, deletion of STAT3 in the brain endothelium also resulted in attenuated fever. These data show that IL-6, when endogenously released during systemic inflammation, is pyrogenic by binding to IL-6Ra on brain endothelial cells to induce prostaglandin synthesis in these cells, probably in concerted action with other peripherally released cytokines.
AB - The cytokine IL-6, which is released upon peripheral immune challenge, is critical for the febrile response, but the mechanism by which IL-6 is pyrogenic has remained obscure. Here we generated mice with deletion of the membrane bound IL-6 receptor a (IL-6Ra) on neural cells, on peripheral nerves, on fine sensory afferent fibers, and on brain endothelial cells, respectively, and examined its role for the febrile response to peripherally injected lipopolysaccharide. We show that IL-6Ra on neural cells, peripheral nerves, and fine sensory afferents are dispensable for the lipopolysaccharide-induced fever, whereas IL-6Ra in the brain endothelium plays an important role. Hence deletion of IL-6Ra on brain endothelial cells strongly attenuated the febrile response, and also led to reduced induction of the prostaglandin synthesizing enzyme Cox-2 in the hypothalamus, the temperature-regulating center in the brain, as well as reduced expression of SOCS3, suggesting involvement of the STAT signaling pathway. Furthermore, deletion of STAT3 in the brain endothelium also resulted in attenuated fever. These data show that IL-6, when endogenously released during systemic inflammation, is pyrogenic by binding to IL-6Ra on brain endothelial cells to induce prostaglandin synthesis in these cells, probably in concerted action with other peripherally released cytokines.
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U2 - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3520-14.2014
DO - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3520-14.2014
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 25429137
AN - SCOPUS:84911893311
SN - 0270-6474
VL - 34
SP - 15957
EP - 15961
JO - Journal of Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Neuroscience
IS - 48
ER -