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Ceramide mediates the rapid phase of febrile response to IL-1beta.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Feb 2006
Sanchez-Alavez Manuel, Tabarean Iustin V, Behrens M Margarita, Bartfai Tamas
Abstract excerpt
IL-1beta was identified after a long search for the endogenous pyrogen. It acts by inducing synthesis of prostaglandin E2, which mediates the late phase of IL-1beta-induced fever. Here we show by radiotelemetry that the early phase of the fever response to IL-1beta is mediated by ceramide. Hypothalamic application of the cell-penetrating C2-ceramide mimics the rapid phase of the IL-1beta-induced fever. Inhibition...
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