Neuroimmune Circuits, Drugs of Abuse, and Infectious Diseases

Targeting the Brain’s Immune System: A Psychopharmacological Approach to Central Nervous System Infections....Pages 1-6
Model Systems for Assessing Cognitive Function: Implications for HIV-1 Infection and Drugs of Abuse....Pages 7-27
Direct and Indirect Mechanisms of HIV-1 Neuropathogenesis in the Human Central Nervous System....Pages 29-34
Chemokine Receptors on Brain Endothelia - Keys to HIV-1 Neuroinvasion?....Pages 35-40
Neurotrophic Factor Regulation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication in Human Blood-derived Macrophages Through Modulation of Coreceptor Expression....Pages 41-47
Direct vs. Indirect Modulation of Complex IN VITRO Human Retroviral Infections by Morphine....Pages 49-58
Genetic Factors Involved in Central Nervous System/Immune Interactions....Pages 59-67
Interactions of Opioid Receptors, Chemokines, and Chemokine Receptors....Pages 69-74
Crosstalk Between Chemokine and Opioid Receptors Results in Downmodulation of Cell Migration....Pages 75-79
Morphine Upregulates Kappa-opioid Receptors of Human Lymphocytes....Pages 81-87
Effects of Morphine on T-cell Recirculation in Rhesus Monkeys....Pages 89-101
Mitogen - Induced Activation of Mouse T Cells Increases Kappa Opioid Receptor Expression....Pages 103-110
Self-enhancement of Phagocytosis by Murine Resident Peritoneal Macrophages and its Relationship to Morphine Effects on the Process....Pages 111-116
Role of Mu-opioid Receptor in Immune Function....Pages 117-126
Opiates Promote T Cell Apoptosis Through JNK and Caspase Pathway....Pages 127-135
Role of Beta-endorphin in the Modulation of Immune Responses: Perspectives in Autoimmune Diseases....Pages 137-142
Modulation of Fas/Fasl in a Murine Retroviral Infection by AZT and Methionine Enkephalin....Pages 143-152
Acute Effects of Heroin on the Cellularity of the Spleen and the Apoptosis of Splenic Leukocytes....Pages 153-162
Alteration of Early T Cell Development by Opioid and Superantigen Stimulation....Pages 163-167
Effect of Opioids on Oral Salmonella Infection and Immune Function....Pages 169-176
Altered T-cell Responsiveness in Morphine “Tolerant” Rats: Evidence for a Potential Role of the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus....Pages 177-185
Actions of Endotoxin and Morphine....Pages 187-196
Pharmaconeuroimmunology in the Intestinal Tract: Opioid and Cannabinoid Receptors, Enteric Neurons and Mucosal Defense....Pages 197-205
Cannabinoid-mediated Inhibition of Inducible Nitric Oxide Production by Rat Microglial Cells: Evidence for CB 1 Receptor Participation....Pages 207-214
Modulation of CB1 mRNA upon Activation of Murine Splenocytes....Pages 215-221
Downregulation of Cannabinoid Receptor 2 (CB2) Messenger RNA Expression During In Vitro Stimulation of Murine Splenocytes with Lipopolysaccharide....Pages 223-228
CB1 and CB2 Receptor mRNA Expression in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) from Various Donor Types....Pages 229-233
Effect of Cocaine on Chemokine and CCR- 5 Gene Expression by Mononuclear Cells from Normal Donors and HIV-1 Infected Patients....Pages 235-240
Intravenous Cocaine Abuse: A Rodent Model for Potential Interactions with HIV Proteins....Pages 241-245
Substance P Receptor Mediated Macrophage Responses....Pages 247-254
Lymphocyte Modulation by Seven Transmembrane Receptors: A Brief Review of Session 1....Pages 255-258
Neuroaids: Retroviral Pathology and Drugs of Abuse....Pages 259-261
The Effects of Drugs and Neuropeptides on Immunomodulation and Opportunistic Infection: Summary of Symposium 2....Pages 263-264