Interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-6 specifically increase the release of prostaglandin E2 from rat hypothalamic explants in vitro.
It has previously been shown that the cytokines interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-6 (IL-1 beta and IL-6) stimulate directly the release of corticotrophin-releasing-hormone-41 from the rat hypothalamus in vitro, while IL-1 beta can also stimulate the release of somatostatin. These effects can be ant...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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