Abstract
Psychoneuroimmunology is a relatively young field of research that investigates interactions between central nervous and immune system. The brain modulates the immune system by the endocrine and autonomic nervous system. Vice versa, the immune system modulates brain activity including sleep and body temperature. Based on a close functional and anatomical link, the immune and nervous systems act in a highly reciprocal manner. From fever to stress, the influence of one system on the other has evolved in an intricate manner to help sense danger and to mount an appropriate adaptive response. Over recent decades, reasonable evidence has emerged that these brain-to-immune interactions are highly modulated by psychological factors which influence immunity and autoimmune disease. For several diseases, the relevance of psychoneuroimmunological findings has already been demonstrated.
Keywords: Psychoneuroimmunology, autonomic nervous system, HPA axis, stress, brain activity, sleep, body temperature, immunity, autoimmune disease, CNS.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Psychoneuroimmunology - Psyche and Autoimmunity
Volume: 18 Issue: 29
Author(s): Tjalf Ziemssen
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Keywords: Psychoneuroimmunology, autonomic nervous system, HPA axis, stress, brain activity, sleep, body temperature, immunity, autoimmune disease, CNS.
Abstract: Psychoneuroimmunology is a relatively young field of research that investigates interactions between central nervous and immune system. The brain modulates the immune system by the endocrine and autonomic nervous system. Vice versa, the immune system modulates brain activity including sleep and body temperature. Based on a close functional and anatomical link, the immune and nervous systems act in a highly reciprocal manner. From fever to stress, the influence of one system on the other has evolved in an intricate manner to help sense danger and to mount an appropriate adaptive response. Over recent decades, reasonable evidence has emerged that these brain-to-immune interactions are highly modulated by psychological factors which influence immunity and autoimmune disease. For several diseases, the relevance of psychoneuroimmunological findings has already been demonstrated.
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Ziemssen Tjalf, Psychoneuroimmunology - Psyche and Autoimmunity, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2012; 18 (29) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212802502305
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212802502305 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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