期刊
MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT
卷 129, 期 12, 页码 728-734出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.09.018
关键词
Sympathetic neurotransmitter; Inflammation; Cytokines; Aging
资金
- Bicentenario para la Insercion de Jovenes Investigadores a la Academia
- FONDECYT [11070177]
- DICYT
- FONDAP
- MIFAB
- NIH/NIA
- AG13902
Aging results in a general decline in the response to external insults, including acute inflammatory challenges. In young animals, the inflammatory response requires activation of the sympathetic system, including neurotransmitters Such as ATP, and catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine). To test whether aging affects activation of this axis, and whether this in turn might affect cytokine release, we administered lipopolysaccharide (LPS) i.p. to adult, middle-aged and aged Fisher 344 rats (6-, 15- and 23-month old, respectively) and evaluated the early (0-12 h) serum levels of Neuropeptide-Y (NP-Y), ATP and vanillyl mandelic acid (VMA, as in indirect measurement of catecholamine levels). In addition, we evaluated the association between these factors and serum levels of the cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) and interleukin-10 (IL-10). Induction of both ATP and NP-Y was markedly reduced in the serum of aged animals, when compared to their younger Counterparts, while induction of VMA was not affected by age. in spite of these changes, serum levels of TNF alpha and IL-10 were strongly hyper induced and delayed in aged rats. The results suggest that during aging there is a dys-regulation in sympathetic neurotransmitter regulatory Mechanisms, and this might play a role in the impairment of the inflammatory response. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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