About the Book
Studies indicate that the well-known effects of stress hormones-ACTH and corticosteroids-are modulated to a large degree by various cytokines-interferons and interleukins. Cytokines: Stress and Immunity provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary knowledge of the role of cytokines in interreactions between the neuroendocrine and immune systems, and the clinical implications of these interactions. This book examines all cytokines, including interleukins, interferons, enkephalins, and endorphins. With its focus on the immune, central nervous, and endocrine systems, this book will impact a broad range of scientists, including both basic researchers and clinicians.
Table of Contents:
Cytokines, Stress and Immunity, R.Weizman and H. Bessler Neuroendocrine Regulation of the Immune Process, G. Mastorakos, C. Bamberger, and G. P. Chrousos Immune and Clinical Correlates of Psychological Stress-Induced Production of Interferon-l and Interleukin-10 in Humans, M. Maes Depression and Immunity: The Role of Cytokines, Z. Kronfol Bacterial Infections Due to Emerging Pathogens, Cytokines, and Neuroaids, V. Covelli, A.Bruna Maffione, G. Giuliani, S. Pece, and E. Jirillo The Anitcytokine Peptide a-MSH in Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders, A. Catnaia, L. Airaghi, and J.M. Lipton Methionine Enkephalin in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Complex, B. Bihari and N.P. Plotnikoff Central Nervous System Toxicities of Cytokine Therapy, R.C. Turowski and P.L. Triozzi Stress and the Inflammatory Response, P.H. Black and A.S. Berman Neuropeptides, Cytokines, and Cancer: Interrelationships. Cytokines, Stress Hormones, and Immune Function, R.E. Faith, N.P. Plotnikoff, and A.J. Murgo Bidirectional Communication between the Immune and Neuroendocrine Systems, D.A. Weigent and J.E. Blalock The Thymus-Pituitary Axis: A Paradigm to Study Immunoneuroendocrine Connectivity in Normal and Stress Conditions, W. Savino and E. Arzt New Insights into the Hypothalamic Control of FSH and LH by Cytokines and Nitric Oxide, S.M. McCann, M. Kimura, A. Walczewska, S. Karanth, V. Rettori, and W.H. Yu Cytokines-Stress and Immunity Interferon and the Central Neurons System, N. Dafny Opioid Systems, Cytokines and Immunity, H.N. Bhargava Opioid Growth Factor, [MET5]-Enkephalin, and Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer, I.S. Zagon, J.P. Smith, and P.J. McLaughlin The Control of Pain in Peripheral Tissue by Cytokines and Neuropeptides, M. Schafer and C. Stein Interleukins and Immunocyte-b-Endorphin, P. Sacerdote Opiatergic Modulation of the Immune System II, R. Gomez-Flores and R.J. Weber Methionine Enkephalin-Induced Immune Modulation and Cytokines, R. Bowden-Elkes and S.C. Specter The Immune System and the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis, P. Falschi, A. Martocchia, A. Proietti, R. D'Urso
