Overview
While it may appear that the nervous and immune systems exist as two separate entities, groundbreaking observations have positively identified anatomic connections between elements of the nervous system and cells of adaptive immunity. Building on this research, Autonomic Neuroimmunology presents a scientific discussion of the current understanding of these vital neuroimmunological interactions and their implications for normal psychology and disease states. Contributors document the cell biological mechanisms for the neuropeptide activation of mast cells, and analyze how one or more adrenergenic and peptidergic messengers modulate immunity. They also explain the pathways by which cholinergic factors may suppress immunological inflammation. The potential implications of organ system-selective neuroimmunology for host defense and diseases are thoroughly discussed for the skin, the intestines, the bladder, and the lungs.With modern neuroimmunology now firmly established as a scientific discipline, this volume supports this promising science as a pathway to novel diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for diseases of the neural, immune, and endocrine systems.
Full Product Details
Author: John Bienenstock , M. Blennerhassett , E. Goetzl
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Informa Healthcare
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.880kg
ISBN: 9780415306584
ISBN 10: 0415306582
Pages: 418
Publication Date: 13 February 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock 
Table of Contents
Sympathetic Innervation of the Immune System and its Role in Modulation of Immune Responses, Immune-Related Disease Models and Integrative Medicine, David L. Felten and Sheila P. Kelley Interactions between the Adrenergic and Immune Systems, Dwight M. Nance and Jonathan C. Meltzer Enteric Neural Reflexes and Secretion, Helen J. Cooke, Najma Javed, and Fievos L. Christofi The Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway, Christopher J. Czura and Kevin J. Tracey Developmental Regulation and Function Integration by the Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Neuroimmune Mediator, Glenn Dorsam, Robert C. Chan, and Edward J. Goetzl An Emerging Role for Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide in Regulating Immune and Inflammatory Functions, Stefan Fernandez and Joseph P. McGillis Substance P and the Immune System, Joel V. Weinstock Nerve-Mast Cell Interactions - Partnership in Health and Disease, Hanneke P.M. van der Kleij, Michael G. Blennerhassett, and John Bienenstock Submandibular Gland Factors and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Inflammation and Immunitym, Paul Forsythe, Rene E. Dery, Ronald Mathison, Joseph S. Davidson, and A. Dean Befus Mechanisms by Which Lipid Derivative and Proteinases Signal to Primary Sensory Neurons: Implications for Inflammation and Pain, Nigel W. Burnett and Pierangelo Geppetti Functional Consequences of Neuroimmune Interactions for Inflammation and Pain, Johan D. Soederholm and Mary H. Perdue Infectious Pathogens and the Neuroenteric System, Charalabos Pothoulakis and Ignazio Castagliuolo Neuroimmune Interactions in the Lung, Bradley J. Undem and Daniel Weinreich Neuroimmune Control of the Pulmonary Immune Response, Armin Braum and Harald Renz Regulatory Aspects of Neuroimmunology in the Skin, Martin Steinhoff, Sonja Stander, and Thomas A. Luger Neuroimmune Connections and Regulation of Function in the Urinary Bladder, Theoharides C. Theoharides and Grannum R. Sant
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