Neural reflex regulation of systemic inflammation: Potential new targets for sepsis therapy

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 5, Issue DEC, 2014, Pages

  Fernandez, Ricardo ^a   Nardocci, Gino ^a   Navarro, Cristina ^a   Reyes, Edison P ^b,c   Acuña Castillo, Claudio ^d   Cortes, Paula P ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e BioAdvising   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carotid body; Reflex control of inflammation; Sepsis; Systemic inflammation; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CAROTID BODY; CAROTID SINUS; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PARAGANGLION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REFLEX; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84922019089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00489     Document Type: Review

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