Neuroimmune System

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By definition the neuroimmune system is comprised of the immune system and those components of the nervous system that modulate immune response. In practice, the neuroimmune system also includes hormonal signals and cytokines that participate in signalling between the immune and nervous systems.

Contents 1 Structure 2 Signals 2.1 Overview of Neuro-Immune Interactions 3 See also 4 Further reading

[edit] Structure

See the article on the immune system for the structure the immune system.

The key components of the nervous system that interact with the immune system are:

• Hypothalamus
• Pituitary gland
• Vagus nerve

The key components of the endocrine system that interact with the immune system are:

• Adrenals

[edit] Signals

Hormonal signaling between the nervous system and immune system is provided by:

• Corticosteriods

Cytokine signaling between the nervous system and immune system is provided by:

• Opiods

[edit] Overview of Neuro-Immune Interactions

Cytokines regulate immune responses, possibly through activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.

[edit] See also

• immune system
• Immunology
• Neurology

[edit] Further reading

• Berczi and Szentivanyi (2003) NeuroImmune Biology, Elsevier, ISBN 0-444-50851-1 (Written for the higly technical reader)
• Sternberg (2001) The Balance Within, The Science Connecting Health and Emotions, Freeman, ISBN 0-7167-4445-7 (Written for the general public)

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Systems	Adaptive immune system vs. Innate immune system • Humoral immune system vs. Cellular immune system • Complement system (Anaphylatoxins)
Antibodies and antigens	Antibody (Monoclonal antibodies, Polyclonal antibodies, Autoantibody) • Allotype • Isotype • Idiotype • Antigen (Superantigen)
Immune cells	White blood cells (T cell, B cell, NK cell, Mast cell, Basophil, Eosinophil) • Phagocyte (Neutrophil, Macrophage, Dendritic cell) • Antigen-presenting cell • Reticuloendothelial system
Immunity vs. tolerance	Immunity • Autoimmunity • Allergy • Tolerance (Central) • Immunodeficiency
Immunogenetics	Somatic hypermutation • V(D)J recombination • Immunoglobulin class switching • MHC / HLA
Other	Cytokines • Inflammation • Opsonin

Nervous system

Brain - Spinal cord - Central nervous system - Peripheral nervous system - Somatic nervous system - Autonomic nervous system - Sympathetic nervous system - Parasympathetic nervous system

v·d·e Human anatomy, endocrine system: endocrine glands
Hypothalamic/ pituitary axes	v·d·e Thyroid axis Thyroid gland (Parafollicular cell, Thyroid epithelial cell, Thyroid isthmus, Lobes of thyroid gland, Pyramid of thyroid) Parathyroid gland (Oxyphil cell, Chief cell) Adrenal axis: Adrenal gland v·d·e Medulla Chromaffin cells Cortex Zona glomerulosa · Zona fasciculata · Zona reticularis Paraganglia Organ of Zuckerkandl · Aortic body · Carotid body Gonadal axis Testes · Ovaries · Corpus luteum Pituitary v·d·e Posterior pituitary Pars nervosa · Median eminence · Infundibular stalk · Pituicyte · Herring bodies Anterior pituitary Pars intermedia · Pars tuberalis · Pars distalis · Acidophils (Somatotropes, Lactotropes) · Basophils (Corticotropes, Gonadotropes, Thyrotropes)
Pineal gland	Pinealocyte · Corpora arenacea
Islets of pancreas	Alpha cell · Beta cell · Delta cell · PP cell · Epsilon cell

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