The endotoxin-induced increase of cytokines is followed by an increase of cortisol relative to dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in healthy male subjects

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 467-474

  Straub, R H ^b   Schuld, A ^a   Mullington, J ^a   Haack, M ^a   Scholmerich J ^b   Pollmacher T ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HELPER CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADULT; CYTOKINES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 18744396643     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1750467     Document Type: Review

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