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Substance P enhances Th17 phenotype in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder: an event resistant to glucocorticoid inhibition.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Feb 2011
Barros Priscila O, Ferreira Thais B, Vieira Morgana M M, Almeida Carla Renata M, Araújo-Lima Carlos Fernando, Silva-Filho Renato G, Hygino Joana, Andrade Regis M, Andrade Arnaldo F, Bento Cleonice A
Abstract excerpt
Our objective was to evaluate the effect of stress-related dose of substance P (SP) on the in vitro proliferation and cytokine production in polyclonally activated T cells from healthy individuals or individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Our results demonstrated that cell cultures from GAD group proliferated less following T cell activation, as compared with control group. The addition of SP...
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