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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) are proinflammatory cytokines that are constitutively expressed in healthy, adult brain where they mediate normal neural functions such as sleep. They are neuromodulators expressed by and acting on neurons and glia. IL-1 and TNFalpha expression is upregulated in several important diseases/disorders. Upregulation of IL-1 and/or TNFalpha expression, elicited centrally or systemically, propagates through brain parenchyma following specific spatio-temporal patterns. We propose that cytokine signals propagate along neuronal projections and extracellular diffusion pathways by molecular cascades that need to be further elucidated. This elucidation is a prerequisite for better understanding of reciprocal interactions between nervous, endocrine and immune systems.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1359-4184
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
604-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytokine signals propagate through the brain.
pubmed:affiliation
CNRS-INSERM Centre de Pharmacologie-Endocrinologie, Montpellier, France. vitkovic@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't