title: [Microbial endocrinology: impact of interactions between microbes and neuroendocrine hormones on infection--a review].
abstract: Microbial endocrinology is a crossdisciplinary field representing the intersection of microbiology with mammalian endocrinology and neurophysiology. In this review, effects of catecholamine on bacteria were used as an example to demonstrate the interactions between microbes and neuroendocrine hormones. Catecholamine modulates bacterial infectivity by stimulation of bacteria growth and augmentation of host tissue attachment and invasion. Moreover, the bacterial adrenergic receptors recognized by catecholamine and its relationship with quorum sensing signals were also addressed. This review will be helpful for understanding the interactions between microorganism and host as well as health breeding and food safety in animal industries.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Livestock and Poultry, Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China. fuzhouxu@163.com
authors.forename: Fuzhou
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Livestock and Poultry, Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
authors.forename: Cun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D006728:Hormones