Vol. 33 (4) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

The hypothalamus mediates the effect of cerebellar fastigial nuclear glutamatergic neurons on humoral immunity.

OBJECTIVES: We explored effect of glutamatergic neurons in the fastigial nucleus (FN), one of three cerebellar nuclei, on humoral immunity and revealed that this effect was mediated by the hypothalamus via FN-hypothalamic glutamatergic transmission.

METHODS: Rats were immunized with bovine serum albumin (BSA). On.....