The Carotid Body Detects Circulating Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha to Activate a Sympathetic Anti-Inflammatory Reflex
Pedro L. Katayama, Isabela P. Leirão, Alexandre Kanashiro, João Paulo Mesquita Luiz, Fernando Q. Cunha, Luiz Carlos Carvalho Navegantes, José Vanderlei Menani, Daniel Breseghello Zoccal, Débora S.A. Colombari, Eduardo Colombari
This study shows that the carotid body detects circulating TNF-α and activates a sympathetic anti-inflammatory reflex in rats.
Brain Behavior and Immunity · Mar 23, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience