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Expression of the c-fos proto-oncogene in the rat brain was examined by immunostaining for fos, the nuclear protein product of the c-fos gene, after injection of interleukin-1-beta (IL-1 beta) into the gingiva of an incisor. The distribution pattern of labelled cells was compared with that induced by tooth pulp stimulation. Neurons that express fos-immunoreactivity (fos-IR) appeared in several regions in the neuraxis 1.5 h after IL-1 beta injection, peaked at 2 h, and then declined. Labelled cells were found bilaterally in regions that contribute to pain-relay and pain-inhibition. The distribution of labelled cells almost matched the pattern induced by noxious tooth pulp stimulation. In indomethacin-pretreated animals, no neurons expressing fos-IR were found in nuclei associated with relay of nociception nor in nuclei contributing to inhibition of nociception. The results suggest that a small amount of IL-1 beta at the site of periodontal disease can induce fos-IR in brain neurons through increased prostaglandin production.
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