- Review
Microbial and Host Metabolites at the Backstage of Fever: Current Knowledge about the Co-Ordinate Action of Receptors and Molecules Underlying Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications
- Luigi Santacroce,
- Marica Colella,
- Ioannis Alexandros Charitos,
- Marina Di Domenico,
- Raffaele Palmirotta and
- Emilio Jirillo
Fever represents an elevation of body temperature, that exerts a protective effect against pathogens. Innate immune cells and neurons are implicated in the regulation of body temperature. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, i.e., lipopolysacchari...

