The HPA – immune axis and the immunomodulatory actions of glucocorticoids in the brain
In response to physiological and psychogenic stressors, the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis orchestrates the systemic release of glucocorticoids (GCs). By virtue of nearly ubiquitous expression of the GC receptor (GR) and the multifaceted metabolic, cardiovascular, cognitive and immunologi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00136/full |