Abstract
GENERAL COMMENTARY article Front. Mol. Neurosci., 11 February 2014Sec. Molecular Signalling and Pathways https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2014.00007
Highlights
In a recent issue of Biological Psychiatry, Ersche et al (2014) published an interesting study on disgust sensitivity in Cocaine-dependent men
Saliva samples were collected before and after exposure to neutral and disgusting images, in order to examine the effect played by these visual stimuli to the immune system reactivity of this clinical population
It was examined the levels of cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6), which is a key regulator of inflammatory processes in response to acute infection (Gabay and Kushner, 1999)
Summary
In a recent issue of Biological Psychiatry, Ersche et al (2014) published an interesting study on disgust sensitivity in Cocaine-dependent men. A commentary on Aberrant disgust responses and immune reactivity in cocaine-dependent men by Ersche, K. The authors of this research have explored the immunomodulatory effects of cocaine in disgust sensitivity, which is considered an important psychological mechanism of protection against the exposure to pathogens.
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