title: [Psychoimmunology. II. The neuroendocrine system and the immune system in autism and schizophrenia].
abstract: In this paper the Authors report on the immunologic alterations in two psychiatric disease: schizophrenia and infantile autism. While a lot of researches have been concluded on the immunologic alterations in schizophrenia, only a few data on infantile autism are available. Based on data from international literature the Authors advance some hypotheses on the role possibly played by the immune system in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia and infantile autism.
authors.affiliation: INRCA/IRCCS, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Francesetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gecele
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meluzzi
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000502:physiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Psicoimmunologia. II: Il sistema neuroendocrino e il sistema immunitario nell'autismo e nella schizofrenia.