Opposing roles for heat and heat shock proteins in macrophage functions during inflammation: A function of cell activation state?

Macrophages function both under normothermia and during periods of body temperature elevation (fever). Whether macrophages sense and respond to thermal signals in a manner which regulates their function in a specific manner is still not clear. In this brief review, we highlight recent studies which...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Chen-Ting eLee, Elizabeth A. Repasky
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Subjects:	Arthritis Cytokines Fever Inflammation Heat shock protein hyperthermia
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00140/full