Chemokines are small secreted proteins that chemoattract and activate immune and non-
immune cells. Their role in the immune system is well-known, and it has recently been …

Leptin is a circulating hormone secreted mainly by adipose tissue. Recent studies have
shown leptin production by other tissues, including the placenta, stomach, and mammary …

Chemokines are key factors involved in the regulation of immune response, through the
activation and control of leukocyte traffic, lymphopoiesis and immune surveillance. However …

Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important cytokine in cell proliferation and differentiation in
several organs. It has also been reported that IL-6 plays a role in secretion or release of …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by
peripheral immune cells and also by endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary gland. MIF …

Because in mammals the anterior pituitary lacks innervation, we investigated whether gap
junctions established between selected cells within the gland are part of an intrapituitary …

Recent studies, which have shown an increase of plasma vasopressin (VP) in experimental
motion sickness and the efficacy of VP antagonists for motion sickness, suggest an important …

Periodic acid-Schiff-positive colloids occur in the pituitary glands of many vertebrates. These
colloids are surrounded by folliculo-stellate (FS) cells and increase dramatically in number …

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland is composed of five types of endocrine cells and of
non-endocrine folliculo-stellate cells that produce various local signaling molecules. The …

Clusterin is a glycoprotein known to play various physiological roles including complement
activity, amyloid binding activity in Alzheimer disease, as well as binding with heat shock …