[A complex interplay of hormones, neuro-transmitters, neuropeptides and immunity cells is responsible for the control of eating].
Food-seeking behaviour is a complex mechanism which involves an interplay of hormones, neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and immunity cells. In this review the important role of the cooperation between the SNC system, the endocrine system and in particular the immune system in the control of eating is underlined. Like stress and depression, in fact the regulation of eating represents another example of the interplay between these three systems and it is secondary to a bidirectional dialogue between the center and the periphery.
Rondanelli
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Cattedra di Geriatria, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Terapia Medica, Università degli Studi, Pavia.