title: Immune cells listen to what stress is saying: neuroendocrine receptors orchestrate immune function.
abstract: Over the past three decades, the field of psychoneuroimmunology research has blossomed into a major field of study, gaining interests of researchers across all traditionally accepted disciplines of scientific research. This chapter provides an overview of our current understanding in defining neuroimmune interactions with a primary focus of discussing the neuroendocrine receptor activity by immune cells. This chapter highlights the necessity of neuroimmune responses as it relates to a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of health and disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Harlan.Jones@unthsc.edu
authors.forename: Harlan P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D009420:Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology*; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000276:immunology; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000276:immunology; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000276:immunology; D013312:Stress, Physiological
chemical_list: D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone