Del Rey A. The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis 2007

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List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface
The HPA Axis and the Immune System: A Perspective
Physiology of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenocortical Axis
Glucocorticoid Signaling in Health and Disease
Organization of the Sympathetic Nervous System: Peripheral and Central Aspects
The Innate Immune System
Specific Immune Response
The Immune System of the Brain
Glucocorticoid Effects on Immune Responses
Effects of Glucocorticoids on the Developing Thymus
Effects of Catecholamines on the Immune Response
Enhancing versus Suppressive Effects of Stress on Immune function: Implications for Immunoprotection and Immunopathology
Processing of Cytokine Signals at CNS Levels: Relevance for Immune–HPA Axis Interactions
Inflammatory Mediator Action on the Anterior Pituitary Gland
Neuroendocrinology and the Immune Response: Inflammatory Mediator Effects on the Adrenal Gland
Inflammatory Mediators Affect the Autonomic Nervous System
The Neuroendocrinology and Immunology of Critical Illness
Neuroendocrinology of Inflammatory Disorders
Glucocorticoid Resistance in Inflammatory Diseases
Glucocorticosteroids for Asthma: From Genes to the Clinic
Index