PMID: 2186684Jan 1, 1990Paper

Bidirectional communication between the neuroendocrine and immune systems. Common hormones and hormone receptors

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
D A WeigentJ E Blalock

Abstract

The results reviewed here support a molecular basis for bidirectional communication between the immune and neuroendocrine systems. The main findings can be summarized as follows: First, cells of the immune system can synthesize biologically active neuroendocrine peptide hormones. Second immune cells also possess receptors for many of these peptides. Third, these same neuroendocrine hormones can influence immune function; and fourth, lymphokines can influence neuroendocrine tissues. The interesting conceptual advance is the idea that the immune system may serve as a sensory organ. Thus, the immune system may sense stimuli that are not recognized by the central or peripheral nervous system. These stimuli are termed noncognitive and include bacteria, viruses, tumors and antigens. The recognition of such stimuli is converted into information in the form of lymphokines, monokines, and hormones and a message received by neuroendocrine tissues. On the other hand, nervous system recognition of stimuli can also be converted into chemical signals that can be relayed to immune cells resulting in physiological changes. On this basis, we predict that the pathophysiology associated with infectious agents may be related to the types and amoun...Continue Reading

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