Increased plasma IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha,and G-CSF in Japanese narcolepsy |
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| Authors: | Susumu Tanaka Makoto HondaHiromi Toyoda Tohru Kodama |
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| Affiliation: | Sleep Disorders Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Kamikitazawa 2-1-6, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Narcolepsy is a chronic hypersomnia involving excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. Some susceptibility genes and environmental factors suggest that post-infectious immunological alterations underlie its pathophysiology. To investigate the immunological alterations in narcolepsy patients, we examined cytokines. |
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| Keywords: | Narcolepsy Cytokine Sleep IL-8 G-CSF |
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