The immune system gets nervous

It is becoming increasingly apparent that there exists an intimate bidirectional communication between the immune system and the nervous system. However, the field of ‘neuroimmunology’ has — for both mainstream immunologists and neuroscientists alike — often seemed more a realm of anecdotal, if not...

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Published inCurrent Opinion in Pharmacology Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 398 - 403
Main Authors Serafeim, Adamantios, Gordon, John
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2001
Subjects
Animals
B cells
Humans
Immune System - physiology
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Neuroimmunology
neuropeptides
Neuropeptides - physiology
Neurotransmitter Agents - physiology
neurotrophins
opioid
serotonin
T cells
T helper cell differentiation
serotonin
Neuroscience
Immunology
opioid
neuropeptides
Pharmacology
B cells
T helper cell differentiation
Neuroimmunology
T cells
neurotrophins
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Summary:It is becoming increasingly apparent that there exists an intimate bidirectional communication between the immune system and the nervous system. However, the field of ‘neuroimmunology’ has — for both mainstream immunologists and neuroscientists alike — often seemed more a realm of anecdotal, if not somewhat quirky, observations made by enthusiastic amateurs working at the fringes of each of the ‘serious’ mainstream disciplines. This perception is gradually changing as the detailed taxonomy of the immune system reveals that the component cells are equipped to respond to a plethora of soluble chemical messengers including serotonin, catecholamines, neurotrophins, opioids and several neuropeptides that, conventionally, have been considered as restricted to the neuroendocrine axis.
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ISSN:1471-4892
1471-4973
DOI:10.1016/S1471-4892(01)00069-8