Neuroregulation of Autonomic, Endocrine and Immune Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Brain Monoaminergic Neurons: Distribution and Function in Relation to Regulation of Autonomic, Neuroendocrine and Immune Systems....Pages 9-28
Distribution and Function of Amino Acid Neurotransmitters: Roles in Central Modulation of the Autonomic, Neuroendocrine and Immune Systems....Pages 29-60
Neuropeptides and their Possible Role as Auxiliary Messengers....Pages 61-87
Plasticity of Neuronal Interactions: Monoamines and Neuropeptides....Pages 89-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
An Overview of the Efferent Autonomic Nervous System....Pages 109-126
Brain Stem Mechanisms Regulating the Tonic and Reflex Control of Blood Pressure....Pages 127-150
Opioids and Other Neuropeptides: Functional Interactions with Autonomic Systems....Pages 151-182
Assessment Of Autonomic Function in Essential Hypertension....Pages 183-198
The Importance of Autonomic Innervation of the Heart in the Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias....Pages 199-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
The Neuroendocrine System....Pages 223-241
Monoaminergic Control of the Neuroendocrine System....Pages 243-264
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone: Localization of Specific Hypothalamic and Extrahypothalamic Sites of CNS Modulation....Pages 265-301
Neurohumoral Mechanisms in Asthma....Pages 303-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
An Overview of the Immune Response or an Immunologist’S View of the Nervous System Control of the Immune System....Pages 323-328
Interactions Among the Nervous, Endocrine and Immune Systems (Nim)....Pages 329-341
Stress, Opioid Peptides and Immune Function....Pages 343-366
Stress, Depression and Immunity....Pages 367-388
Front Matter....Pages 389-389
Overview of Central Control Mechanisms and Disease Development....Pages 391-404
Biosynthesis and Targeting of β-Endorphin....Pages 405-419
Front Matter....Pages 389-389
Endorphins–Development of the Therapeutic Utility of Enkephalin Analogues....Pages 421-442
A Hypersensitive Serotonergic Receptor Theory of Depression: The Role of Stress....Pages 443-460
Neuropeptides and Other Mediators in the Central Nervous System....Pages 461-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Glutamate, Gaba and Cholinergic Systems in the NTS, DMN and Hypoglossal Nucleus of the Rat *....Pages 475-481
Single Unit Responses to Catecholamines in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii and Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus....Pages 483-486
In Vivo Cardiovascular Responses to Isoproterenol, Dopamine, and Tyramine Following Prolonged Infusion of Isoproterenol....Pages 487-492
Cardiac Arrhythmia in Sleep Apnea Syndromes: State, Sinus Arrhythmia, and Concurrent Pathophysiology....Pages 493-497
Does Mental Stress Lead to Permanent Vascular Alterations?....Pages 499-502
Immobilisation Stress in Rats: Gastric Mucosal Depletion and Effects of Central Noradrenaline Depletion....Pages 503-508
Glucagon and Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Localization and Characterization in Rat Brain and Pituitary....Pages 509-513
Appetitive Behavior May Serve as a Model For Studying The Neural Facilitation and Inhibition of Plasma Corticosterone Levels in Rats....Pages 515-519
Suspense Increases Salivary Cortisol....Pages 521-524
Corticosterone Responses in Maternal and Neonatal Plasma Induced by Tryptophan Diets Fed During the Third Trimester....Pages 525-531
Influence Of α-Endorphin on the Antigen-Induced PFC Response of Human Blood B Lymphocytes in Vitro....Pages 533-537
Interaction Between the Central Nervous System and the Immune System: The Influence of a Short and Mild Emotional Stress on the Proliferative Response of Rat Spleen Cells....Pages 539-550
In Vivo Voltammetric Evidence that D-Amphetamine and Phenethylamine Release Ascorbic Acid into Striatal Extracellular Fluid....Pages 551-558
Serotonin, Imipramine Binding, Cortisol and Anxiety in Humans Under Stress....Pages 559-563
Bioavailability of the Opioid Peptide, Metkephamid....Pages 565-571
THE OPIOID ANTAGONIST β-FUNALTREXAMINE (β -FNA) DIFFERENTIALLY ANTAGONIZES THE ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF MORPHINE AND METKEPHAMID (LY127623), A METHIONINE-ENKEPHALIN ANALOG....Pages 573-585
Temperature and Feeding Responses of Normal and Dystrophic Hamsters to Morphine....Pages 587-591
Back Matter....Pages 593-601