| Literature DB >> 12828866 |
Michael Bailey1, Harald Engler, John Hunzeker, John F Sheridan.
Abstract
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays an important immunomodulatory role during viral infection. Activation of the HPA axis ultimately leads to elevated plasma levels of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones with the ability to mediate adaptive behavioral, metabolic, cardiovascular and immune system effects. In this review, we focus on the modulation of anti-viral immunity and viral pathogenesis by the HPA axis.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12828866 DOI: 10.1089/088282403322017884
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Viral Immunol ISSN: 0882-8245 Impact factor: 2.257