Neuroendocrine peptide hormone regulation of immunity.
Neuroendocrine peptide hormone regulation of immunity.
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神经内分泌肽激素调节免疫。
DOI:
10.1159/000058657
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发表时间:
1997
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通讯作者:
Johnson,HM
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作者:
Torres,BA;Johnson,HM
It is now well established that so-called'non-neuroendocrine'peripheral tissues such as the gut, pancreas, reproductive organs, lymph nodes, thymus, and spleen can produce a variety of hormones or hormone-like activities. An intriguing aspect of hormone production by cells and tissue of the immune system and by closely associated nonimmune tissues such as the gut is their possible regulation of immune function. It is of particular interest that studies carried out over the last few years with lymphocytes stimulated by specific antigens, microbial superantigens, and mitogens have shown that cells of the immune system can produce several polypetide hormones that are known to be produced also by the pituitary [1]. Perhaps the most notable observation was the demonstration that lymphocyte-derived corticotropin (ACTH) is the same as pituitary-derived ACTH as ascertained by amino acid sequencing [2].Data presented in this review support the view that neuroendocrine polypeptide hormones can regulate several important immune functions. These include antibody production, lymphocyte cytotoxicity, lymphokine produc-tion, hypersensitivity, and macrophage and neutrophil activation and chemo-taxis. We will focus particularly on immunoregulation by: neuropeptides derived from the polyprotein proopiomelanocortin (POMC), enkephalins, the posterior pituitary hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, substance P, the gonadotropins, growth hormone, prolactin, somatos-tatin, and thyrotropin. The data provide compelling evidence for a regulatory circuit between the immune and neuroendocrine systems whereby neuropep-