Stavros Zanos wrote:
>> Im interested in any references concerning the role of neocortical
> activity (and its laterality) in the modulation of immune responses in
> humans. Im aware of a paper by Kang et al.(1991), and placing a number
> of MedLine querries did not give a result.
>> Thank you for any help.
>> REFERENCE:
>> Kang et al. (1991) Behav. Neurosci. 105:860-69
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> Stavros P. Zanos
> Aristotle University School of Medicine
> Thessaloniki, Greece
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Here's a reference which I hope will assist you and I believe is in line with
what you're looking for.
Jeffrey Smoot
Chemical Abstract Services Phone 614-447-3600 X3198
P.O. Box 3012 E-mail mailto: jsmoot at cas.org
Columbus, OH 43210 WWW http://www.cas.org
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TI Differences in serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) between healthy dextral and
non-dextral subjects
AU Chengappa, K.N. Roy; Ganguli, Rohan; Yang, Zan W.; Schurin, Galina;
Brar, Jaspreet S.; Rosenbleet, Jodi A.; Rabin, Bruce S.
CS Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
SO Neurosci. Res. (Shannon, Irel.) (1994), 20(2), 185-8
AB Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) was measured in picograms/mL (pg/mL) using
an immunoassay (ELISA) in healthy individuals (n = 148), of whom 128
were classified as dextral and 20 as non-dextral, as per a laterality
questionnaire. Only 3 (15%) non-dextral individuals had serum IL-6
levels above the lower limit of the assay sensitivity as compared to
59 (46%) of dextral individuals (P < 0.013). There were no
significant correlations between previously detd. mitogen stimulated
interleukin-2 prodn. and autoantibodies in a subset of the same
individuals. While this data does not provide causal information, it
adds to the evidence of the asym. regulation of immune functions by
the cerebral hemispheres.
