Effects of interleukin-1 beta on sleep are mediated by the type I receptor.
Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) is a well characterized sleep regulatory substance. To study receptor mechanisms for the sleep-promoting effects of IL-1 beta, sleep patterns were determined in control and IL-1 type I receptor knockout (IL-1RI KO) mice with a B6x129 background after intraperitoneal injections of saline or murine recombinant IL-1 beta. The IL-1RI KO mice had slightly but significantly less sleep during the dark period compared with the controls. IL-1 beta dose dependently increased non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREMS) and suppressed rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) in the controls. The IL-1RI KO mice did not respond to IL-1 beta. In contrast, the IL-1RI KO mice increased NREMS and decreased REMS after administration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), another well characterized sleep-promoting substance. These results 1) provide further evidence that IL-1 beta is involved in sleep regulation, 2) indicate that the effects of IL-1 beta on sleep are mediated by the type I receptor, and 3) suggest that TNF-alpha is capable of inducing sleep without the involvement of IL-1.[1]References
- Effects of interleukin-1 beta on sleep are mediated by the type I receptor. Fang, J., Wang, Y., Krueger, J.M. Am. J. Physiol. (1998) [Pubmed]
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