...just a guess but in my books inflammation as a result of infection is a
stress..therefore signals sent from the site of infection will throw the
pituitary into overdrive = increased [cortisol] in plasma directed to the
site.
"Russell Farris" <tryggvi at email.msn.com> wrote in message
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| Cortisol is released in response to stress and inflammation. In
the
| case of stress, nerve impulses seem to cause the hypothalamus-pituitary
axis
| to produce ACTH which in turn causes cortisol to be secreted.
|| I have not been able to find anything that explains how cortisol
| secretion is stimulated by inflammation. Any help would be appreciated.
|| Russ Farris
||
