Table 1. Summary of ASF results for cytokine gene expression in brain and peripheral tissues.
Tissue | Sleep fragmentation | Phentolamine | Propranolol | Interaction |
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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.