Abstract
To determine whether the cytokine, interleukin-1β, is present in the rat brain as has been reported in human brain, immunocytochemical studies were performed using an antiserum that recognizes recombinant, rat IL-1β. Immunoreaction product was present in the periventricular and medial hypothalamus, mossy fiber distribution in the hippocampus and olfactory tubercle. These studies demonstrate that IL-1β is part of a diffuse intrinsic neural system in the rat central nervous system, associated with regions involved with hypophysiotropic, autonomic, limbic and extrapyramidal functions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 135-140 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Brain Research |
Volume | 514 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 23 1990 |
Keywords
- Cytokine
- Hippocampus
- Hypothalamus
- Immunocytochemistry
- Interleukin-1
- Olfactory tubercle
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology