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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.

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