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RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
Volume 178, Issue 3, Pages 387-394Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.05.016
Keywords
Neural-immune; Vagus; Heart rate variability; Immune; Respiration; Asthma
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- Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Award
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Inflammation and immunity have been implicated in a wide variety of diseases and disorders ranging from asthma to cardiovascular disease to hemorrhagic shock. In this review we will briefly consider the evidence for the neural concomitants of immunomodulation. First, we will briefly review the anatomy and physiology of the cardiorespiratory system. Then we will review the anatomy and physiology of neural-immune communication. The nucleus of the solitary tract is a site of integration of both the afferent and efferent neural regulation of the cardiorespiratory as well as the immune system. Then we will provide an overview of what is known about neuroimmunomodulation from both animal and human studies including neuroimaging and clinical studies. Finally, we will discuss a possible role of this neural circuitry in asthma related health disparities. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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