The immune system gets nervous

• Published in: Current Opinion in Pharmacology Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 398 - 403
• Main Authors: Serafeim, Adamantios, Gordon, John
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...