Research Catalog

Title

Neuroendocrine and immune crosstalk / edited by George P. Chrousos, Gregory A. Kaltsas, and George Mastorakos.

Author

International Society for Neuroimmunomodulation. Meeting (6th : 2005 : Athens, Greece)

Publication

Boston, Mass. : Published by Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006.

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Additional Authors

• Chrousos, George P.
• Kaltsas, Gregory A.
• Mastorakos, George.
• New York Academy of Sciences.

Description

xix, 412 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 0077-8923 ; v. 1088

Uniform Title

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ; v. 1088.

Subjects

• Immune response > Regulation > Congresses
• Neuroimmunology > Congresses
• Congress
• Neuroendocrinology > Congresses
• Neuroimmunomodulation

Genre/Form

Congress.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Dedication to Samuel M. McCann / George P. Chrousos -- Chronology of advances in neuroendocrine immunomodulation / Samuel M. McCann, Andrea De Laurentiis and Valeria Rettori -- The mitochondrion as a primary site of action of regulatory agents involved in neuroimmunomodulation / A. M. G. Psarra, S. Solakidi and C. E. Sekeris -- Immunomodulatory properties of substance P : the gastrointestinal system as a model / Hon Wai Koon and Charalabos Pothoulakis -- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in Sjogren's syndrome : mechanisms of neuroendocrine and immune system homeostasis / Elizabeth O. Johnson, Maria Kostandi and Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos -- The role of chaperone proteins in autoimmunity / John G. Routsias and Athanasios G. Tzioufas -- The role of stress in asthma : insight from studies on the effect of acute and chronic stressors in models of airway inflammation / Rattanjeet S. Vig, Paul Forsythe and Harissios Vliagoftis -- The critical role of mast cells in allergy and inflammation / Theoharis C. Theoharides and Dimitrios Kalogeromitros -- Immunomodulation : the future cure for allergic diseases / Daphne C. Tsitoura and Yannis Tassios -- Neural correlates of IgE-mediated allergy / Frederico Azevedo Costa-Pinto, Alexandre Salgado Basso, Luiz Carlos de Sa-Rocha, Luiz Roberto Giorgetti Britto, Momtchilo Russo and Joao Palermo-Neto -- Dialogue between the brain and the immune system in inflammatory arthritis / Dimitrios Vassilopoulos and Dimosthenis Mantzoukis -- Neurosteroids as endogenous inhibitors of neuronal cell apoptosis in aging / Ioannis Charalampopoulos, Vassiliki-Ismini Alexaki, Christos Tsatsanis, Vassilis Minas, Erene Dermitzaki, Iakovos Lasaridis, Lina Vardouli, Christos Stournaras, Andrew N. Margioris, Elias Castanas and Achille Gravanis -- Role of thymulin or its analogue as a new analgesic molecule / Mireille Dardenne, Nayef Saade and Bared Safieh-Garabedian -- Therapeutic management of chronic neuropathic pain : an examination of pharmacologic treatment / Athina Vadalouca, Ioanna Siafaka, Eriphylli Argyra, Evi Vrachnou and Eleni Moka -- Regulation of dendritic cell differentiation by vasoactive intestinal peptide : therapeutic applications on autoimmunity and transplantation / Alejo Chorny, Elena Gonzalez-Rey and Mario Delgado -- Neuroendocrine regulation of skin dendritic cells / Kristina Seiffert and Richard D. Granstein -- PPAR[gamma], a lipid-activated transcription factor as a regulator of dendritic cell function / Istvan Szatmari, Eva Rajnavolgyi and Laszlo Nagy -- Roles of glia-derived cytokines on neuronal degeneration and regeneration / Akio Suzumura, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Guiqin Zhang, Reiko Kuno and Tetsuya Mizuno -- Brain cytokines and the 5-HT system during poly I:C-induced fatigue / Toshihiko Katafuchi, Tetsuya Kondo, Sachiko Take and Megumu Yoshimura -- Participation of the endocannabinoid system in the effect of TNF-[alpha] on hypothalamic release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone / Javier Fernandez-Solari, Juan P. Prestifilippo, Stefan R. Bornstein, Samuel M. McCann and Valeria Rettori -- Low-grade inflammation in chronic infectious diseases : paradigm of periodontal infections / Niki M. Moutsopoulos and Phoebus N. Madianos -- Local amplification of glucocorticoids by 11[beta]-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and its role in the inflammatory response / Karen E. Chapman, Agnes Coutinho, Mohini Gray, James S. Gilmour, John S. Savill and Jonathan R. Seckl -- Immunoneuroendocrine interactions in Chagas disease / Eliane Correa-de-Santana, Fernanda Pinto-Mariz and Wilson Savino -- Thymus-dependent T cell tolerance of neuroendocrine functions : principles, reflections, and implications for tolerogenic/negative self-vaccination / Vincent Geenen -- Molecular understanding of cytokine-steroid hormone dialogue : implications for human diseases / Jimena Druker, Ana C. Liberman, Matias Acuna, Damiana Giacomini, Damian Refojo, Susana Silberstein, Marcelo Paez Pereda, Gunter K. Stalla, Florian Holsboer and Eduardo Arzt -- The role of toll-like receptors in the immune-adrenal crosstalk / S. R. Bornstein, G. G. Ziegler, A. W. Krug, W. Kanczkowski, V. Rettori, S. M. McCann, M. Wirth and K. Zacharowski -- Adrenocortical tumorigenesis / Felix Beuschlein and Martin Reincke -- Alpha 2-adrenergic receptors decrease DNA replication and cell proliferation and induce neurite outgrowth in transfected rat pheochromocytoma cells / G. Karkoulias, O. Mastrogianni, I. Ilias, A. Lymperopoulos, S. Taraviras, N. Tsopanoglou, N. Sitaras and C. S. Flordellis -- Pheochromocytoma : physiopathologic implications and diagnostic evaluation / Evangelia Zapanti and Ioannis Ilias -- Beyond heart rate variability : vagal regulation of allostatic systems / Julian F. Thayer and Esther Sternberg -- Interleukin-6 : a cytokine and/or a major modulator of the response to somatic stress / George Mastorakos and Ioannis Ilias -- The role of stress in the clinical expression of thyroid autoimmunity / Agathocles Tsatsoulis -- Annexin 1, glucocorticoids, and the neuroendocrine-immune interface / Julia C. Buckingham, Christopher D. John, Egle Solito, Tanya Tierney, Roderick J. Flower, Helen Christian and John Morris.

ISBN

• 1573316237
• 9781573316231

LCCN

• 2006029677
• 9781573316231

OCLC

• ocm71328355
• SCSB-5303832

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries