Immunomodulation by the autonomic nervous system: Therapeutic approach for cancer, collagen diseases, and inflammatory bowel diseases

Therapeutic Apheresis

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 348-357

  Abo, Toru ^a   Kawamura, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Autonomic nervous system; Cholinergic; Immunomodulation; Leukocytes; Regulation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CANCER; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; COLLAGEN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; GRANULOCYTE; GRANULOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLLAGEN DISEASES; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LEUKOCYTES; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS;

EID: 0036800596     PISSN: 10916660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2002.00452.x     Document Type: Review

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