Article
Dopamine up-regulates Th17 phenotype from individuals with generalized anxiety disorder.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 Sept 2011
Ferreira Thais B, Kasahara Taissa M, Barros Priscila O, Vieira Morgana M M, Bittencourt Vera Carolina B, Hygino Joana, Andrade Regis M, Linhares Ulisses C, Andrade Arnaldo F, Bento Cleonice A
Abstract excerpt
Our objective was to evaluate the effect of stress-related dose of dopamine (DA) 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 DA reduced...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Anxiety Disorders
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Survival
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytokines
- Dopamine
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
