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Muramyl-dipeptide-induced fever in cats. 1996

L Amini-Sereshki-Kormi

Department of Biology, Worchester State College, MA 01602, USA.

The characteristics of fever induced by intravenous injection of muramyl dipeptide (MDP; 25 micrograms/kg) were studied in cats implanted with electrodes for chronic recording of electromyograms, brain temperature (Tb) and subcutaneous temperature. Intravenous injection of MDP was followed by a bimodal fever response after a latent period of 19.4 +/- 1.3 min. Maximum Tb was reached 62.0 +/- 20.7 min after injection, with a second minor peak at about 4 h following injection. Tb returned to baseline after 6-8 h. A single intravenous injection of MDP induced a stable reproducible thermal response which allowed to study the properties of body temperature and effector mechanisms during fever in cats.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007275	Injections, Intravenous	Injections made into a vein for therapeutic or experimental purposes.	Intravenous Injections,Injection, Intravenous,Intravenous Injection
D001831	Body Temperature	The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal.	Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D004569	Electroencephalography	Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain.	EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D005334	Fever	An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.	Pyrexia,Fevers,Pyrexias
D000119	Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine	Peptidoglycan immunoadjuvant originally isolated from bacterial cell wall fragments; also acts as pyrogen and may cause arthritis; stimulates both humoral and cellular immunity.	Mur-NAc-L-Ala-D-isoGln,Muramyl Dipeptide,Acetylmuramyl Alanyl Isoglutamine,N-Acetyl-Muramyl-L-Alanyl-D-Glutamic-alpha-Amide,N-Acetylmuramyl-L-Alanyl-D-Isoglutamine,Alanyl Isoglutamine, Acetylmuramyl,Dipeptide, Muramyl,Isoglutamine, Acetylmuramyl Alanyl,Mur NAc L Ala D isoGln,N Acetyl Muramyl L Alanyl D Glutamic alpha Amide,N Acetylmuramyl L Alanyl D Isoglutamine
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001522	Behavior, Animal	The observable response an animal makes to any situation.	Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors