Pyrexia's effect on the CBG-cortisol thermocouple, rather than CBG cleavage, elevates the acute free cortisol response to TNF-α in humans

Marni Anne Nenke, Signe Tellerup Nielsen, Louise Lang Lehrskov, John Goodwyn Lewis, Wayne Rankin, Kirsten Møller, David James Torpy

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    Abstract

    Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) cleavage promotes local cortisol delivery in inflammation. Enzymatic cleavage of high-affinity CBG to low-affinity CBG (haCBG to laCBG) occurs at inflammatory sites and is now measurable in vivo; however, the time kinetics of haCBG depletion following an inflammatory stimulus is unknown. Hence our aim was to determine the immediate effect of the key pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α on CBG levels and cleavage. We performed a crossover study of 12 healthy males receiving a TNF-α versus saline infusion, measuring total CBG, haCBG, laCBG and free and total cortisol hourly for 6 h. There was no change in total CBG or haCBG levels in the first 6 h of inflammation between the groups, suggesting that CBG cleavage is not activated nor is hepatic CBG production affected by TNF-α in this time frame. There was an early increase in the ratio of free:total cortisol, in association with pyrexia. This accords with data indicating that CBG acts a thermocouple in vivo, increasing free cortisol levels independent of elastase-driven cleavage.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftStress: The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
    Vol/bind20
    Udgave nummer2
    Sider (fra-til)183-188
    Antal sider6
    ISSN1025-3890
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - mar. 2017

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