Social conflict exacerbates an animal model of multiple sclerosis.  

Oleh:

Johnson, R. ; Meagher, Mary W. ; Vichaya, Elisabeth Good ; Young, Erin E. ; Lunt, Shannon

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse vol. 8 no. 3 (Jul. 2007), page 314.
Topik: autoimmune; cytokines; immune; infection; social conflict; social stress
Fulltext: 314.pdf (135.98KB)

Isi artikel

A growing body of evidence suggests that social conflict is associated with inflammatory disease onset and exacerbations in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and in animal models of MS. This review illustrates how animal research can be used to elucidate the biobehavioral mechanisms underlying the adverse health effects of social conflict. The authors review studies indicating that social conflict exacerbates a virally initiated animal model of MS. This research suggests that the deleterious effects of social conflict may be partially mediated by stress-induced increases in pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in the central nervous system. In addition, they provide evidence that the adverse health effects of social conflict can be prevented by blocking the stress-induced increases in cytokine activity. This suggests that interventions designed to prevent or reverse the stress-induced increases in cytokine activity may be able to prevent or reverse some of the negative health effects of social conflict in humans.

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