来自于哈佛医学院的研究人员们近日报道说,静脉注射可卡因可减弱白介素6(IL-6)对前炎性攻击的反应;该发现有助于解释为什么可卡因使用者对感染更为敏感。可卡因滥用与增加易感性和加速HIV的进展密切关联。为研究这种关联性,John Halpern教授及其同事对可卡因影响激素和细胞因子应答的可能性进行了评估。这项设有安慰剂对照的试验需留置一根静脉导管,该导管可导致周围组织的炎症反应和 Researchers from Harvard Medical School recently reported that intravenous injection of cocaine attenuated interleukin 6 (IL-6) response to proinflammatory attacks; this finding may help explain why cocaine users are more susceptible to infection. Cocaine abuse is closely linked to increased susceptibility and accelerated HIV progression. To study this correlation, Professor John Halpern and colleagues evaluated the potential for cocaine-induced hormonal and cytokine responses. The placebo-controlled trial required the indwelling of an intravenous catheter that caused an inflammatory response in the surrounding tissue and