The effects of brain infusion of human immunodeficiency virus glycoprotein (gp120) and peripheral L S on splenic macrophage IL-1β and TNFα and splenic sympathetic nerve activity

It has been shown previously that immune cells produce cytokines such as interleukin-1$\beta$ (IL-1$\beta$) and tumor necrosis factor $\alpha$ (TNF$\alpha$) which can signal the central nervous system and result in immune suppression. It has been demonstrated in our lab that an immune challenge, ba...

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Main Author: Vriend, Catherine A. Y.
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1594