| Журнал: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 22 (2008) 129–139 |
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience, University of California, 300 Medical Plaza, Suite
3-109, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7057, USA
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| Год: 2008 | УДК: |
An important component of psychoneuroimmunology research is to reveal the myriad ways that behaviors and health are interrelated, with a focus on the immunological mechanisms that underlie these interactions. Research in human psychoneuroimmunology has shown that immunoregulatory processes are an integral part of a complex network of adaptive responses. As such, this review provides a perspective from our laboratory over the last 20 years to define the inter-relationships between behavior and immunity; to identify the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) and autonomic mechanisms that link the central nervous system and immune responses; to examine the clinical implications of immune alterations during depression or life stress on inflammatory and infectious disease risk; and to explore the reciprocal role of immune mediators on behavior in humans.