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Neural circuitry engaged by prostaglandins during the sickness syndrome

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Saper, Clifford B, Romanovsky, Andrej A, Scammell, Thomas E·2012·Nature Neuroscience

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During illnesses caused by infectious disease or other sources of inflammation, a suite of brain-mediated responses called the sickness syndrome occurs, which includes fever, anorexia, sleepiness, hyperalgesia and elevated corticosteroid secretion. Much of the sickness syndrome is mediated by prostaglandins acting on the brain and can be prevented by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, that block prostaglandin synthesis. By examining which prostaglandins are produced at which sites and how they interact with the nervous system, researchers have identified specific neural circuits that underlie the sickness syndrome.

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Authors
Saper, C. B., Romanovsky, A. A., & Scammell, T. E.
Affiliations
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Saper, Clifford B
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Published
2012-07-26
Volume
15
Issue
8
Pages
1088-1095
ISSN
  • 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1726
OpenAlex
W1993258961
Cited by
285
References
102
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FWCI
3.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01HL095491, HL095491)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS041233, R01NS055367, NS41233, R01NS072337, NS 072337, NS-055367)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Thermal Regulation in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
sickness behavior, prostaglandins, fever, anorexia, sleepiness, hyperalgesia, corticosteroid secretion, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, ibuprofen, neural circuits, inflammation
MeSH terms
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Fever, Humans, Inflammation, Prostaglandins, Syndrome

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