Immune-Neuroendocrine Interactions and Autoimmune Diseases

oleh: Luis J. Jara, Carmen Navarro, Gabriela Medina, Olga Vera-Lastra, Francisco Blanco

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2006-01-01

Deskripsi

The relationship between immune-neuroendocrine system is firmly established. The messengers of this connection are hormones, neuropeptides, neurotransmitters and cytokines. The immune-neuroendocrine system have the capacity to synthesize and release these molecules, which, in turn, can stimulate or suppress the activity of immune or neuroendocrine cells by binding to receptors. In fact, hormones, neuropeptides and neurotransmitters participate in innate and adaptive immune response.