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Regulation of the Acute Sickness Response by the P2RX7 Receptor.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2021
Li Hui, Cvejic Erin, Gu Ben, Vollmer-Conna Ute, Hickie Ian, Wakefield Denis, Davenport Tracey, Wiley James, Lloyd Andrew R
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BACKGROUND: The acute sickness response to infection is a stereotyped set of illness manifestations initiated by proinflammatory signals in the periphery but mediated centrally. P2RX7 is a highly polymorphic gene encoding an ATP-gated cationic pore, widely expressed on immune cells and the brain, and regulating the NLRP3 inflammasome, as well as diverse neural functions. METHODS: Associations between P2RX7...
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