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To outline the mechanisms of bidirectional communication and shared molecular signals connecting the neuroendocrine and immune systems during physiological responses to infection.

August 1, 1995Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Associations between the neuroendocrine and immune systems

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DWDouglas A. WeigentJohns Hopkins University JBJ. Edwin BlalockMedical University of South Carolina

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Review reveals bidirectional molecular crosstalk between neuroendocrine and immune systems, indicating that leukocytes act as sensory cells for noncognitive systemic stimuli.

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To outline the mechanisms of bidirectional communication and shared molecular signals connecting the neuroendocrine and immune systems during physiological responses to infection.
Synthesized molecular and physiological evidence evaluating peptide hormone expression in leukocytes and cytokine receptor activity across neuroendocrine tissues.
Leukocytes express receptors for neuroendocrine hormones and synthesize functional pituitary and hypothalamic peptides, enabling targeted, local hormone delivery at infection sites.
Neuroendocrine tissues express cytokine receptors and produce cytokines, with molecules such as interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 acting as paracrine factors that regulate hypothalamic-pituitary axes.
The immune system functions as an internal sensory organ, recognizing noncognitive stimuli like viruses, bacteria, and tumors, and translating these signals into neuroendocrine-mediated systemic adaptations.

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Weigent et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fe0f768f5edfbe744a897 https://doi.org/10.1002/jlb.58.2.137

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Review reveals bidirectional molecular crosstalk between neuroendocrine and immune systems, indicating that leukocytes act as sensory cells for noncognitive systemic stimuli.

Associations between the neuroendocrine and immune systems

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Associations between the neuroendocrine and immune systems

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