ABSTRACT
The levels of cyclic AMP and prostaglandin E (PGE) in the brain are raised in many kinds of fever induced by various pyrogens, we also know when the ratio of Na~+/Ca~(++) is changed in the brain, the body temperature changes. So it is suggested that cAMP, PGE and the ratio of Na~+/Ca~(++) are major central mediums in febril response. It is not clear what relationship is among these three factors and what are their roles respectively in the fever mechanism? It must be very helpful for the development of fever study if we can have them correctly answered. In this paper, we change the Na~+/Ca~(++) ratio by intraventricular perfusion with EGTA or CaCl_2, and observed the temperature response, levels of cAMP and PGE_2 in c.s.f. It is found that there was a positive correlation between cAMP and the body temperature(r=0.9913, P0.05). EGTA can raise body temperature. But CaCl_2 pretreatmentd could lower the EGTA fever.
