Abstract
Infections, trauma, inflammatory processes, and some malignant diseases induce a constellation of host responses that are collectively referred to as the "acute-phase response." Elevation of core temperature is certainly part of the acute-phase response, and cytokines that raise core temperature in pathologic states are some of the same cytokines that account for other manifestations of the acute-phase response. This article examines fever as a part of the acute-phase reaction and the role of cytokines in thermoregulation.
Publication types
-
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
-
Review
MeSH terms
-
Acute-Phase Reaction / etiology*
-
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / pharmacology
-
Body Temperature Regulation*
-
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
-
Cytokines / genetics
-
Cytokines / physiology
-
Fever / drug therapy
-
Fever / etiology*
-
Humans
-
Hypothalamus / physiology
-
Infections / complications
-
Inflammation / complications
-
Neoplasms / complications
-
Pyrogens / physiology
-
Wounds and Injuries / complications
Substances
-
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
-
Cytokines
-
Pyrogens
-
C-Reactive Protein