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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
To explore a mechanism of interleukin (IL)-6-induced hypoferremia in rats, iron metabolism was investigated both in vivo and in vitro. Recombinant IL-6 was intraperitoneally administered to male Wistar rats and the serial change of parameters related to iron metabolism was examined. After administration of IL-6, plasma IL-6 concentration increased rapidly, reached its maximum in 1 hr and thereafter decreased quickly. Plasma IL-6 3 hr after IL-6 injection (50 micrograms/kg) was 3 units/ml, which is a concentration capable of inducing hepatic 125I-labeled transferrin uptake in vitro using isolated hepatocytes. Plasma iron concentration and transferrin saturation had decreased to approximately one third of the initial level within 3 hr and then recovered. Total iron binding capacity remained unchanged for 6 hr, then began to decrease. Red blood cell count and hemoglobin concentration showed no remarkable changes during this period. By ferrokinetic study with plasma that contained iron 59-labeled transferrin, the plasma iron disappearance half time, calculated from the disappearance curve, was significantly shortened from 55 min to 22 min by IL-6 treatment (p < 0.01). The ferritin concentration in the liver was increased significantly after the administration of IL-6 (p < 0.001), but transiently decreased in the spleen. The plasma ferritin showed a gradual increase during the 6-hr period after IL-6 injection. The uptake of 125I-labeled diferric transferrin by isolated hepatocytes was increased by IL-6 treatment and this increment was inhibited by addition of 100-fold excess unlabeled transferrin. On the other hand, no significant increment of 125I-labeled diferric transferrin uptake was observed in Kupffer cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0270-9139
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1468-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Interleukin-6 enhances hepatic transferrin uptake and ferritin expression in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't