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. 2021 Jun 24;9:e11616. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11616

Table 1. Summary of ASF results for cytokine gene expression in brain and peripheral tissues.

Tissue Sleep fragmentation Phentolamine Propranolol Interaction
Prefrontal cortex Increase: IL1β & TGFβ No Effect No Effect No Effect
Hippocampus Increase: IL1β, TNFα, & TGF β No Effect Increase: TNFα No Effect
Hypothalamus Increase: IL1β, TNFα, & TGFβ Decrease: IL1β, TNFα, & TGFβ Decrease: IL1β & TGFβ Decrease: IL1 β (CON Phe & CON Pro)
EOWAT Increase: IL1β, TNFα, & TGFβ Decrease: IL1β Increase: TGFβ No Effect
Heart Increase: IL1β & TGFβ
Decrease: TNFα
No Effect Decrease: IL1β & TGFβ Decrease: IL1β (ASF Pro) & TGFβ (ASF Pro)
Liver Increase: IL1β, TNFα, & TGFβ No Effect No Effect No Effect
Spleen Increase: IL1β, TNFα, & TGFβ Decrease: TGFβ Decrease: TNFα No Effect

Notes.

ASF Experiment—Summary of ASF effects, drug effects, and interaction effects on cytokinegene expression in brain and peripheral tissues.