Neuropéptidos, estrés y alergia / Neuropeptides, stress and allergy
Prensa méd. argent
;
97(3): 128-137, mayo 2010.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-599143
ABSTRACT
Histophysiological and biochemical data are exposed supporting the close connection between the central nervous system (cortex limbic system hypothalamus hypophysis) and the endocrine one. Evidences that some neural peptides (opioid neuropeptides ONP) have specific receptors in immune cells and on the other hand that these cells produce cytokines that influence the neurons are described. It seems reasonable that under acute or chronic stress situations both systems strongly interconnected to maintain the homeostasis. The acute stress influences the innate immune response meanwhile the chronic one seems to affect the adaptative or acquired mechanism specially at the cytotoxic level. Allergic patients are deeply worsened by acute and chronic stress considering that the mastocytes are the tarjet of numerous cytokines and ONP released during the unpleasant events. So, we recommend peace in the mind, faith in the heart and work in the hands.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Stress, Physiological
/
Dendritic Cells
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Neuropeptides
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Killer Cells, Natural
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Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
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Allostasis
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Hypersensitivity, Immediate
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Mast Cells
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Neutrophils
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Prensa méd. argent
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Buenos Aires/AR
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