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ArticleJournal of animal science and biotechnology2017

Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid interleukin-1β during lipopolysaccharide-induced systemic inflammation in ewes implanted or not with slow-release melatonin.

Janina Skipor, Marta Kowalewska, Aleksandra Szczepkowska, Anna Majewska, Tomasz Misztal, Marek Jalynski, Andrzej P Herman, Katarzyna Zabek

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Article in Journal of animal science and biotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Janina SkiporInstitute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5900-6472
Marta KowalewskaInstitute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5813-8913
Aleksandra SzczepkowskaInstitute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5578-3063
Anna MajewskaInstitute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.
Tomasz MisztalThe Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jablonna n/Warsaw, Olsztyn, Poland.
Marek JalynskiVeterinary Medicine Faculty, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.
Andrzej P HermanThe Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jablonna n/Warsaw, Olsztyn, Poland.
Katarzyna ZabekDepartment of Sheep and Goat Breeding, Animal Bioengineering Faculty, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland.
InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences · PLKielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition · PLUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterleukin-1β (IL-1β) is important mediator of inflammatory-induced suppression of reproductive axis at the hypothalamic level. At the beginning of inflammation, the main source of cytokines in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is peripheral circulation, while over time, cytokines produced in the brain are more important. Melatonin has been shown to decrease pro-inflammatory cytokines concentration in the brain. In ewes, melatonin is used to advance the onset of a breading season. Little is known about CSF concentration of IL-1β in ewes and its correlation with plasma during inflammation as well as melatonin action on the concentration of IL-1β in blood plasma and the CSF, and brain barriers permeability in early stage of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation.

methodsSystemic inflammation was induced through LPS administration in melatonin- and sham-implanted ewes. Blood and CSF samples were collected before and after LPS administration and IL-1β and albumin concentration were measured. To assess the functions of brain barriers albumin quotient (QAlb) was used. Expression of IL-1β (

resultsBefore LPS administration, IL-1β was on the level of 62.0 ± 29.7 pg/mL and 66.4 ± 32.1 pg/mL in plasma and 26.2 ± 5.4 pg/mL and 21.3 ± 8.7 pg/mL in the CSF in sham- and melatonin-implanted group, respectively. Following LPS it increased to 159.3 ± 53.1 pg/mL and 197.8 ± 42.8 pg/mL in plasma and 129.8 ± 54.2 pg/mL and 139.6 ± 51.5 pg/mL in the CSF. No correlations was found between plasma and CSF IL-1β concentration after LPS in both groups. The QAlb calculated before LPS and 6 h after was similar in all groups. Melatonin did not affected mRNA expression of

conclusionsThe lack of correlation between plasma and CSF IL-1β concentration indicates that at the beginning of inflammation the local synthesis of IL-1β in the CP is an important source of IL-1β in the CSF. Melatonin from slow-release implants does not affect IL-1β concentration in plasma and CSF in early stage of systemic inflammation.

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AlbuminCerebrospinal fluidEwesInterleukin −1βLPSMelatonin

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