Immune-Neuroendocrine Interactions and Autoimmune Diseases

Immune-Neuroendocrine Interactions and Autoimmune Diseases

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, hormone...

Viral Infections and their Role in Autoimmune Diseases, with Emphasis on Mechanisms and Molecular Interactions

Introduction: The exact cause of most autoimmune diseases is still unknown; however, several factors play a role in causing or exacerbating autoimmune reactions. In addition to environmental factors such as bacterial, parasitic, fungal and viral infections, factors such as genetic characteristics and lifestyle are also included. Infections caused by viruses usually trigger a strong immune respo...

The Immune System and Autoimmune Diseases

Sex hormones, autoimmune diseases, and immune responses.

syndrome lies in some micro-organism as yet undiscovered. After all, Legionella pneumophila, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Helicobacter pylon were unknown pathogens 15 years ago. The urethral syndrome is common and distressing and causes much unhappiness. It inevitably results in the overuse of antibiotics and proliferation of bacteria resistant to antibiotics. It deserves more thorough investigati...

Neuroendocrine immune basis of the rheumatic diseases.

Topic 1: Gene polymorphisms and the neuroendocrine immune system in rheumatic diseases Christoph Baerwald, Leipzig (D): Corticotropin-releasing hormone promoter polymorphism – what is the reality J.A. Cidlowski, Research Triangle Park, NC: Glucocorticoid receptor beta gene variant Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Florence (I): ACE polymorphism and scleroderma Lars Klareskog Stockholm (S): Polymorphism al...