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Science 8 April 1988:
Vol. 240. no. 4849, pp. 219 - 221
DOI: 10.1126/science.2832949
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Science, Vol 240, Issue 4849, 219-221
Copyright © 1988 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Steroid binding at sigma receptors suggests a link between endocrine, nervous, and immune systems

TP Su, ED London, and JH Jaffe

Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224.

Specific sigma binding sites have been identified in the mammalian brain and lymphoid tissue. In this study, certain gonadal and adrenal steroids, particularly progesterone, were found to inhibit sigma receptor binding in homogenates of brain and spleen. The findings suggest that steroids are naturally occurring ligands for sigma receptors and raise the possibility that these sites mediate some aspects of steroid-induced mental disturbances and alterations in immune functions.


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