Mind over Matter - Regulation of Peripheral Inflammation by the CNS (Progress in Inflammation Research)

Several new developments in the field of neuroimmunology with focus on the brain-to-immune system communication have been the incentive for this __PIR__ volume. It covers topics such as brain-immune interactions, the impact of stress on the immune response, pain and immunosuppression, the modulation of inflammation and pain by the sympathetic nervous system, consequences of nerve injury for the immune system, neuronal mechanisms of immune cell recruitment, and the modulation of the immune response by corticotropin-releasing hormone or adenosine. The authors are a unique group of scientists who are all interested in brain-to-immune interactions; however, each from a different perspective. The volume will serve both neurobiologists and immunologists to understand the influence of the central nervous system on peripheral inflammation. Many aspects of this book will also be stimulating for researchers in the pain field. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The brain and the mind — can the immune system help?....Pages 3-18 Influence of brain-derived cytokines on the immune response....Pages 19-33 Front Matter....Pages 35-35 Physical stress/exercise and the immune response....Pages 37-56 Pain and immunosuppression....Pages 57-68 Front Matter....Pages 69-69 The sympathetic-immune interface: role in immune regulation and pathology....Pages 71-87 Functional role of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system in inflammatory pain....Pages 89-99 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Nerve injury and immune response....Pages 103-120 Neuronal mechanisms of the recruitment of opioid peptide expressing immune cells....Pages 121-136 Peripheral analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of opioids — neuro-immune crosstalk....Pages 137-148 The skin as a model for the immunodulatory effects of corticotropin-releasing hormone....Pages 149-176 Adenosine — A peripheral neuronal modulator of pain and inflammation....Pages 177-199 Back Matter....Pages 201-206