Transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) is a cold-sensing thermoreceptor cation channel; however, its functional role in endotoxin-induced neuroinflammation remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated chronic sickness responses in TRPM8 knockout (KO) mice during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis. The intraperitoneal administration of 5 mg/kg LPS generated longer-lasting hypothermia in TRPM8 KO mice than in wild-type (WT) mice. TRPM8 KO mice also exhibited longer-lasting declines in locomotor activity, body weight, and food and water intakes than WT mice upon LPS administration. In addition, LPS-induced decreases in the numbers of leucocytes and lymphocytes that persisted for a longer time in TRPM8 KO mice than in WT mice. The present results indicate TRPM8 attenuated chronic sickness responses in endotoxin-induced sepsis.
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