Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and the immune system.
The paper reviews data on bidirectional circuits between the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis and the immune system. The effects of thyroliberin (TRH), thyrotropin (TSH) and of thyroid hormones (thyroxine and triiodothyronine) on the immune system, as well as the effects of mono- and lymphokines on the HPT axis are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000502:physiology; D015213:Neuroimmunomodulation / Q000502:physiology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000502:physiology*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000502:physiology; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology
D008222:Lymphokines; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin