Characterization of sleep-pattern and neuro-immune-endocrine markers at 24 hour post-injection of a single low dose of lipopolysaccharide in male Wistar rats

Journal of Neuroimmunology
Francisco Nachón-GarcíaFabio García-García

Abstract

The long-term effect of immune system activation by a low dose of lipopolysaccharide on neuro-immune-endocrine regulation is unclear. Sleep, neurotransmitter concentrations, TNF-α, and corticosterone levels were evaluated in male Wistar rats implanted with conventional sleep recordings. In this work, we found that REM sleep was reduced in the first 4 h post-injection, without affecting the total sleep time, while adrenaline concentration was reduced in the hippocampus at 24 h post-injection of LPS. Our results demonstrated that, although the acute immune response was not evident 24 h after the injection of LPS, it was able to promote the reduction of AD in the hippocampus, which may explain in part the depressive behavior reported in rodents following LPS administration.

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