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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Epidemiological data demonstrate an association between systemic low-grade inflammation defined as 2- to 3-fold increases in circulating inflammatory mediators and age-related decline in cognitive function. However, it is not known whether small elevations of circulating cytokine levels cause direct effects on human neuropsychological functions. We investigated changes in emotional, cognitive, and inflammatory parameters in an experimental in vivo model of low-grade inflammation. In a double-blind crossover study, 12 healthy young males completed neuropsychological tests before as well as 1.5, 6, and 24 h after an intravenous injection of Escherichia coli endotoxin (0.2 ng/kg) or saline in two experimental sessions. Endotoxin administration had no effect on body temperature, cortisol levels, blood pressure or heart rate, but circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin (IL)-6 increased 2- and 7-fold, respectively, reaching peak values at 3 h, whereas soluble TNF-receptors and IL-1 receptor antagonist peaked at 4.5 h. The neutrophil count increased and the lymphocyte count declined. In this model, low-dose endotoxemia did not affect cognitive performance significantly but declarative memory performance was inversely correlated with cytokine increases. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate a negative association between circulating IL-6 and memory functions during very low-dose endotoxemia independently of physical stress symptoms, and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0889-1591
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
453-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Affect, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Blood Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Cognition, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Cross-Over Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Emotions, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Endotoxemia, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Endotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Learning, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Memory, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Memory, Short-Term, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:15963684-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Low-dose endotoxemia and human neuropsychological functions.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't