Contents:

The Pioneering Contributions of Hans Selye, Miklos Jancso and Andoe Szentivanyi to Psychoneuroimmunology: The Immune-Neuroendocrine Circuitry-The Next, and Possibly, the Last Frontier of Vertebrate Immunity; A. Szentivanyi, C.M. Abarca. Hormonal Immunoregulation: The Role of Growth and Lactogenic Hormones: Prolactin as an Immunomodulatory Hormone; E. Nagy, I. Berczi. Immunoregulation by the ACTH-adrenal Axis. Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Effects of Cytokines. Sex Hormones. Pathological Aspects of Endocrine-Immune Interactions. NeuralInfluences on the Immune System and on Inflammation: Immunomodulation by Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides: Substance P, Immunity and Inflammation of the Intestinal Mucosa; A. Stanisz. Neuroregulation of Inflammation and Hypersensitivity. Behavioral Modulation of Immunity: Stress, Immune Function, and Disease: Mechanisms of Stressinduced Host Defence Alterations; A. Kusnecov, B.S. Rabin> Aging: Neuroimmunology of Aging: Plasticity of Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions during Aging; N. Fabris, et al. 26 additional articles. Index.