Cytokines : stress and immunity / edited by Nicholas P. Plotnikoff ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Plotnikoff, Nicholas P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cytokines.

Stress (Physiology).

Stress (Psychology).

Immunity.

Psychoneuroimmunology.

Cytokines--immunology.

Stress--immunology.

Stress, Psychological--physiopathology.

Medical Subjects:

Cytokines--immunology.

Stress--immunology.

Stress, Psychological--physiopathology.

Psychoneuroimmunology.

Physical Description:

405 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Taylor & Francis, [2007]

Summary:

Cytokine involvement in the immune system's response to stress is now very well documented. Cytokine activity has been implicated in a variety of mental and physical diseases, and has been shown to have a significant role in fueling the vicious circle of depression and illness. The first edition of Cytokines: Stress and Immunity pointed out that the immune system does not stand alone, but is profoundly affected by other organ systems, especially the central nervous and the neuroendocrine systems, with cytokines being the common tool of communication. This edition continues on the trailblazing path of the original to once again present current research that informs our evolving understanding of how cytokines function and the clinical implications of cytokine activity.

Completely rewritten, this second edition provides entirely new chapters, which document dramatic developments across a number of fields, including immunology, pharmacology, oncology, endocrinology, and psychiatry. Delving into the cytokine relation to stress and depression, this work-: Details all clinically relevant cytokines, including interleukins, interferons, enkephalins, and endorphins, Explores cytokine-hormone interactions and the clinical implications of those interactions on the immune, endocrine, and central nervous systems, Reviews the documented behavior effects of cytokine activity, Considers genetic predispositions toward cytokine activity, Discusses the role of interferon in health and disease, Examines the clinical relevance of opioid-induced immunosuppression.

Contents:

Behavioral Effects of Cytokines: A Psychiatrist's Perspective / Ziad Kronfol

Worried to Death? Stress, Worry, and Immune Dysregulation in Health and HIV / Suzanne C. Segerstrom and Margaret E. Kemeny

Psychological Stress and Its Relationship to Cytokines and Inflammatory Diseases / Rama Murali, Margaret D. Hanson, and Edith Chen

Role of Cytokines in Depression / Ghanshyam N. Pandey and Yogesh Dwivedi

Loneliness, Dysphoria, Stress, and Immunity: A Role for Cytokines / Louise C. Hawkley ... [et al.]

Stress, Cytokines, and Peripheral Analgesia / Peter John Cabot

Alexithymia, Stress, and Immunity / Olivier Guilbaud, Maurice Corcos, and Philippe Jeammet

Roles of Mu-Opioid Receptor and Endogenous Opiates in Stress-Induced Immunosuppression / Jennifer Kelschenbach, Horace H. Loh, and Sabita Roy

Stress, Opioid Peptides, and Immune Reponse / Javier Puente ... [et al.]

Met-Enkephalin in Oxidative Stress / Tihomir Balog ... [et al.]

Chronic Stress Induces Death of Lymphocytes / Erwei Sun ... [et al.]

Interleukin-10 and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis / Eric M. Smith, Huolin Tu, and Thomas K. Hughes, Jr.

Cytokines, Stress, and Depression / Adrian J. Dunn

Immunoconversion in Acute Phase Response / Istvan Berczi, Andres Quintanar-Stephano, and Kalman Kovacs

Interferon in Health and Disease / Nachum Dafny, Pamela B. Yang, and Stanley A. Brod

Neuropeptide Precursor Processing in Immunocytes: Involvement in Neuroimmune Communication / Robert Day and Michel Salzet

17.Clinical Relevance of Opioid-Induced Immunosuppression: Are All Drugs Similar? / Paola Sacerdote, Sivia Franchi, and Cataldo Martucci

Human Retroviruses and the Cytokine Network / Massimo Alfano and Guido Poli

Psychiatric Toxicity of Interferon-α: A Model for Understanding the Etiology of Major Depression and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? / Gopinath Ranjith and Carmine Pariante

Role of Genetic Predisposition, Cytokines, and Neuroendocrine Response in Development of Thyroid Autoimmunity / Antonio Martocchia and Paolo Falaschi

Gender Differences, Stress, and Immunity / Nicholas P. Plotnikoff and Robert E. Faith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0849320747

9780849320743

OCLC:

67774206

Publisher Number:

9780849320743

Online:

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