Summary
This volume is the result of a conference entitled the VII Congress of the International Society for Neuroimmunomodulation (ISNIM), held April 14-27, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Wilson Savino and Hugo O. Besedovsky are the authors of Neuroimmunomodulation: From Fundamental Biology to Therapy, Volume 1153, published by Wiley.
Table of Contents
PrefaceInternational Society for Neuroimmunomodulation Award Lecture:1. Growth hormone modulates migration of developing T cells: Mireille Dardenne, Salete Smaniotto, Val_ria de Mello-Coelho, D_a Maria Serra Villa-Verde, and Wilson SavinoPart I: Molecular Basis of Connecting Pathways in Neuroimmunomodulation:2. Intracellular molecular signaling provides specificity to Glucocorticoids anti-inflammatory actions: Ana C. Liberman, Jimena Druker, Fernando Aprile Garcia, Florian Holsboer, Eduardo Arzt3. Organizing the thymus gland: The role of Eph and ephrins: Juan Jos_ Mu_oz, Javier García-Ceca, David Alfaro, Marco Augusto Stimamiglio, Teresa Cejalvo, Eva Jim_nez, and Agustín Gregorio Zapata4. Neuropilins, semaphorins and their role in thymocyte development:Daniella Arêas Mendes-da-Cruz, Yves Lepelletier, Anne C. Brignier, Salete Smaniotto, Am_d_e Renand, Pierre Milpied, Mireille Dardenne, Olivier Hermine, and Wilson Savino5. Leptin action in the thymus: Lício A. Velloso, Wilson Savino, and Eli Mansour6. Nitric Oxide at the cross-road of immunoneuroendocrine interactions: Valeria Rettori, Javier Fernandez-Solari, Claudia Mohn, María A Zorrilla Zubilete, Carolina de la Cal, Juan Pablo Prestifilippo, Andrea De LaurentiisPart II: Cytokines/Chemokines Regulating Nervous/Endocrine Tissues:7. Cytokine control of adult neural stem cells: chronic versus acute exposure: Sylvian Bauer8. Neuronal cell survival: The role of interleukins: Elizabeth Giestal de Araujo, Gustavo Mataruna da Silva, Aline Araujo dos Santos9. Interleukin-4 as a Neuromodulatory Cytokine: Roles and Signaling in the Nervous System: Alfred Sholl-Franco, Ana Gabriela Ledo Santos da Silva, Juliana Adão-Novaes.10. Cytokine-induced suppression of medial preoptic neurons: its mechanisms and neuroimmunomodulatory effects: Toshihiko Katafuchi, Shumin Duan, Sachiko Take and Megumu Yoshimura11. IL-1 and insulin elicit different neuro-endocrine responses to hypoglycemia: Kazuki Ota, Johannes Wildmann, Taeko Ota, Hugo O. Besedovsky, and Adriana del Rey12. Intrapituitary Expresion and Regulation of the gp130 Cytokine Interleukin-6 and Its Implication in Pituitary Physiology and Pathophysiology: Ulrich Renner, Eliane Correa De Santana, Juan Gerez, Bianca Fr_hlich, Mariana Haedo, Marcelo Paez Pereda, Chiara Onofri, G8nter K. Stalla, and Eduardo Arzt13. The Thymus-Neuroendocrine Axis: Physiology, Molecular Biology and Therapeutic Potential of the Thymic Peptide Thymulin: Paula C. Reggiani, Gustavo R. Morel, Gloria M. Cónsole, Claudio G. Barbeito, Silvia S. Rodriguez, Oscar A. Brown, Maria Jose Bellini, Jean-Marie Pl_au, Mireille Dardenne, Rodolfo G. GoyaPart III: Behavioral Effects on Neuroimmunomodulation:14. Behavior: A Relevant Tool for Brain-Immune Interaction Studies: Frederico Azevedo Costa-Pinto, Daniel Wagner Hamada Cohn, Vanessa Moura Sa-Rocha, Luiz Carlos Sa-Rocha, Joao Palermo-Neto15. Immunology, signal transduction and behavior in HPA axis-related genetic mouse models: Susana Silberstein, Annette M. Vogl, Jufn Jos_ Bonfiglio, Wolfgang Wurst, Florian Holsboer, Eduardo Arzt, Jan M. Deussing, and Damifn Refojo16. Behavior and stress reactivity in mouse strains with mitochondrial DNA variations: Ulrike Gimsa, Ellen Kanitz, Winfried Otten, Saleh M. IbrahimPart IV: Stress, Inflammation, and Disease:17. The role of stress factors during aging of the immune system: Mois_s E. Bauer, Cristina M. Moriguchi Jeckel, and Clarice Luz18. Modulation of the Immune System by Ouabain: Sandra Rodrigues-Mascarenhas, Andreia Da Silva De Oliveira, Nívea Dias Amoedo, Ottilia R. Affonso-Mitidieri, Franklin D. Rumjanek, Vivian M. Rumjanek19. Nutrition, Inflammation and Cognitive Function: Julia W+rn