[Anti-cyclic manifestation of asthma bronchiale and schizophrenic psychosis].
The interaction between the central nervous system and the immune system has been focus of recent research. Whereas cyclic AMP has been described as a link between atopic and affective disorders, a possible link between atopic disorders and schizophrenia has not yet been investigated. A 33-year-old patient showed episodes of allergic-asthmatic and paranoid-catatonic symptoms which appeared in an anticyclic pattern. Biological, clinical and therapeutic aspects are discussed in respect to the interaction between immunological and psychiatric disorders. Cyclic-AMP as a second-messenger is not specific for a certain cell species and might represent a possible link for integrated communication between the nervous and the immune system.
Lemke
M R
MR
Psychiatrische Klinik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf.
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000523:psychology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010507:Periodicity; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D012560:Schizophrenia, Catatonic / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000276:immunology* / Q000523:psychology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000502:physiology
D000242:Cyclic AMP
Antizyklische Manifestation von Asthma bronchiale und schizophrener Psychose.