Fungal infection is always associated with prolonged and low-grade fever,while bacterial infection results in either fever or hypothermia.However,the cause of differential pyrogenic manifestations between fungi and bacteria remains elusive.In this study,yeast and lipopolysaccharide(LPS)were used to establish fever models in mice,the pyrogenetic activity between baker yeast and lipopolysaccharide,and the activation of the preoptic area of hypothalamus(POA)neurons are observed via different temperature measurement approaches(rectal thermometer,infrared thermometer,abdominal telemetry)and different ambient temperatures(30 oC,26 oC,22 oC).The results show that yeast infection produces a robust febrile response independent of changes in ambient temperature and insensitive to experimental stimuli;yeast and LPS activate different POA neurons respectively,yeast and LPS-induced fever are associated with the ventromedial preoptic area(VMPO),while the medial preoptic area(MPO)is associated with LPS-induced hypothermia.These results provide a preliminary basis for further elucidating the mechanism of different febrile reactions induced by fungi and bacteria.
关键词
细菌性发热/真菌性发热/脂多糖/酵母/环境温度/下丘脑视前区/红外测温法
Key words
bacterial fever/fungal fever/lipopolysaccharide/yeast/ambient temperature/preoptic area of hypothalamus/infrared thermometry