Pineal melatonin and the innate immune response: The TNF-α increase after cesarean section suppresses nocturnal melatonin production

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-371

  Pontes, Gerlândia N ^a   Cardoso, Elaine C ^a   Carneiro Sampaio, Magda M S ^a   Markus, Regina P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Immune pineal axis; Melatonin; Milk; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MELATONIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; PINEAL BODY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLOSTRUM; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; MELATONIN; MILK, HUMAN; PINEAL GLAND; PREGNANCY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 34848897614     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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