Psychological stress in adolescent and adult mice increases neuroinflammation and attenuates the response to LPS challenge

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is ample evidence that psychological stress adversely affects many diseases. Recent evidence has shown that intense stressors can increase inflammation within the brain, a known mediator of many diseases. However, long-term out...

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Main Authors: Barnum Christopher J, Pace Thaddeus WW, Hu Fang, Neigh Gretchen N, Tansey Malú G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Subjects:
TNF
LPS
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/9