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Am J Ther. 2004 Sep-Oct;11(5):354-65.<br />
Opioid therapy and immunosuppression: a review.<br />
Vallejo R, de Leon-Casasola O, Benyamin R.<br />
Research Program, Millennium Pain Center, Biology Department, Illinois State<br />
University, Bloomington-Normal, USA. vallejo1019@yahoo.com<br />
Acute and chronic opioid<br />
administration is known to have<br />
inhibitory effects on humoral and<br />
cellular immune responses<br />
inclu<strong>di</strong>ng antibody production,<br />
natural killer cell activity,<br />
cytokine expression, and<br />
phagocytic activity.