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Repeated stress suppresses interferon-gamma production by murine intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jul 2005
Zhang Xiumin, Okutsu Mitsuharu, Kanemi Osamu, Gametchu Bahiru, Nagatomi Ryoichi
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL), one of the major effector components in the mucosal immune system, are phenotypically and functionally distinct from thymic and peripheral T cells. To investigate the effect of repeated stress on the number and function of IEL, we exposed male C3H/HeN mice to mild electric foot shock for 30 min/day for 5 consecutive days. Immediately after the final foot shock stress,...
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