"Nerve-Driven Immunity: Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides in the
Immune System" summarizes, analyzes and sheds new light on an
unrecognized, yet very important role of key neurotransmitters and
neuropeptides in the immune system. Each chapter of the book deals
with a different neurotransmitter/neuropeptide from the following
list: Dopamine, Adrenaline, Noradrenaline, Acetylcholine,
Glutamate, GABA, Somatostatin, Neuropeptide Y (NPY), Vasoactive
intestinal polypeptide (VIP), Calcitonin gene related peptide
(CGRP), Opioids and Cannabinoids. For each of these
neurotransmitters/neuropeptides, the following four topics are
discussed: The specific receptors for the
neurotransmitter/neuropeptide expressed in various types of immune
cells The direct effects induced by the
neurotransmitter/neuropeptide in various types of immune cells
(either resting or activated), and the specific immune functions
and features it activates/elevates or rather inhibits in specific
concentrations The production of the neurotransmitter/neuropeptide
in, and its release by, various types of immune cells The
involvement of the neurotransmitter/neuropeptide in various
diseases of the immune system (among them autoimmune diseases,
immunodeficiency diseases and hematological cancers) The book
includes many original figures, overview tables, and proposed
models of events which are instrumental, enriching and stimulating
for the reader. In light of the above-mentioned aspects,
"Nerve-Driven Immunity: Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides in the
Immune System" is ideally suited as a textbook for new courses in
Immunology, Neurology, Neuro-immunology or Pharmacology. The book
chapters were written by highly skilled authors from 10 countries:
the USA, the United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Sweden, France,
Germany, Spain, Serbia and Romania. "Nerve-Driven Immunity" is a
term first coined by Dr. Mia Levite (the editor of the book).
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