Stress And Immunity

Author : Nicholas P. Plotnikoff,Anthony J. Murgo,Robert E. Faith
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991-10-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0849388457

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Stress and Immunity by Nicholas P. Plotnikoff,Anthony J. Murgo,Robert E. Faith Pdf

Stress and Immunity introduces and updates the status of research on stress and immunity. Clinical aspects of stress and immunity are presented in the first 17 chapters and include discussions regarding the influence of depression disorders on immune functions and stress interrelationships with cancer, AIDS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Herpes Simplex infections. There is also a review of physical exercise and immunity. The second half of the book is devoted to discussions regarding basic research being conducted in the field of stress and immunity. This includes discussions on the interrelationships of the central nervous system and the immune system and research on stress hormones (e.g., enkephalins, endorphins) as they interrelate with the immune system. In addition, animal models for the study of stress and immunity are discussed. Psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, clinical psychologists, internists, immunologists, and researchers in psychosomatic disorders should consider this an essential reference volume.

Author : Ronald Glaser,Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483295121

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Handbook of Human Stress and Immunity by Ronald Glaser,Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser Pdf

In 1964, George Solomon coined the term psychoneuroimmunology. In the intervening 30 years, this term has emerged into a dynamic field of study which investigates the unique interactions between the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. The Handbook of Human Stress and Immunity is a comprehensive reference for this dynamic new field. Focusing on how stressors impact the central nervous system and the resulting changes in immune responses, the Handbook is the first to describehow stress specifically affects human immune systems. It discusses how stress generally makes people more susceptible to infection, how personal support systems can counteract the physiological effects of stress, and how stress, or lack of stress, affects the aging process. Chapters are authored by the leading names in the field and cover such diseases as autoimmune disease, viral pathogenesis, herpes, HIV, and AIDS.

Author : Alexander Choukèr
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030169961

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Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space by Alexander Choukèr Pdf

This book explains how stress – either psychological or physical – can activate and/or paralyse human innate or adaptive immunity. Adequate immunity is crucial for maintaining health, both on Earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology is specifically challenged by complex environmental stressors, which are most pronounced during lunar or interplanetary missions. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book identifies the impact of these stressors – the space exposome – on immunity as a result of (dys-)functions of specific cells, organs and organ networks. These conditions (e.g. gravitation changes, radiation, isolation/confinement) affect immunity, but at the same time provide insights that may help to prevent, diagnose and address immune-related health alterations. Written by experts from academia, space agencies and industry, the book is a valuable resource for professionals, researchers and students in the field of medicine, biology and technology. The chapters “The Impact of Everyday Stressors on the Immune System and Health”, “Stress and Radiation Responsiveness” and “Assessment of Radiosensitivity and Biomonitoring of Exposure to Space adiation” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Bruce S. Rabin
Publisher : Wiley-Liss
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999-03-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015042760028

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Stress, Immune Function, and Health by Bruce S. Rabin Pdf

Written by a renowned figure in the field of immunology and compiling a wealth of scientific information, Stress, Immune Function, and Health: The Connection looks at the long-term effects of stress on human health from a psychoneuroimmunological approach. The recent changes in dietary modifications, clinical applications, and evolution in the field of immunology have created the need for a book which addresses the growing awareness of health benefits that can be achieved by buffering the effects of stress on the immune system. Emphasizing the importance of the interaction among the mind, the body, and physical health, this reference includes important developmental procedures that can be used to resist stress on the immune system. By examining components of the immune system, along with the effects of psychological stress and the capacity for hormonal response, author Bruce Rabin demonstrates, in a concise, accessible manner, the ability of an individual's immune system to alter susceptibility to immune-mediated diseases. In addition, the book examines several key issues in this rapidly expanding field, including: * Information and examples that illustrate how distinct areas of the brain that perceive the presence of a stressor are able to communicate with the cells of the immune system * The correlation between stress-related changes in health practices and stressor-induced risks of disease development * The effect on the immune system due to stress from an increased concentration of neuropeptides and hormones * Behaviors and beliefs that can reduce the harmful effects of stress on the immune system by interfering with the stress-responsive areas of the brain * The issue of stress during pregnancy and the early period of development on behaviors and immune functions in children An authoritative guide for all researchers and students in the fields of immunology, neuroscience, and psychology, Stress, Immune Function, and Health: The Connection is also an essential reference for physicians and nurses concerned with stress and immune-related diseases.

Author : Inna B. Mertsalova
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781525501869

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Stress and Immunity by Inna B. Mertsalova Pdf

More Than a Book About Stress – A Self-Help Tool That Gathers All You Need to Know to Stay Healthy In recent years, we have gained increasing knowledge of the roles stress and stress hormones play in our health. It is amazing how the presentation of a stressor—whether in one event or a series of events—might involve us in appraising the environmental challenge and lead us to the “fight-or-flight” response on a physiological level. The idea that stress has only harmful effects does not draw a full picture of its role in our health and well-being. It is scientifically proven that stress and stress hormones not only have a negative impact on our bodies, but they also have potentially beneficial properties, aimed at mobilizing our immune system for fighting immunologic confrontations. How does this work? In Stress and Immunity, Dr. Inna B. Mertsalova illustrates how our immune system functions under exposure to stress. Understanding these processes can help us cope with stress and stay healthy. The book also includes a test to check how you cope with stress and the information about sleep habits, physical activities, and nutrition that are necessary for reducing your stress level. This book is a valuable empirically proven source of information about the bi-directional effects of stress on our immune system. This book is written for everyone who wants to understand how stress modifies our body causing illness. Also, this volume has a great potential as a supplemental reading material for graduate students in the broad range of medical education.

Author : Yong-Soo Bae,Eui-Cheol Shin,Yoe-Sik Bae,Willem van Eden
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889458134

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Stress and Immunity by Yong-Soo Bae,Eui-Cheol Shin,Yoe-Sik Bae,Willem van Eden Pdf

The "Stress and Immunity" Research Topic includes two distant and seemingly unrelated forms of stress: physicochemical stress and psychological stress. In both forms of stress the body adapts to the changes in the environment. The different chapters of this eBook deal with aspects relevant for the fascinating interplay of various distinct stressors with the immune system.

Author : E. L. Cooper
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000146455

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Stress, Immunity, and Aging by E. L. Cooper Pdf

This book contains two personal reminiscences of historical importance to research on stress and infectious disease. It deals with perspectives on immunity, aging, and disease and the prospects for immunorestoration in the treatment of immunodeficiency arising from aging and stress.

Author : Alexander Chouker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642222726

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Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space by Alexander Chouker Pdf

Stress of either psychological or physical nature can activate and/or paralyse humans’ innate and adaptive immunity. However, adequate immunity is crucial to the maintenance of health on earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology and health are challenged by complex environmental stressors which might be at their most pronounced during lunar or interplanetary missions. While previous publications have addressed the physiological changes that occur during space flight, this book goes further, by adopting an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the complex interaction of living conditions in space, the immune system, and astronauts’ health. It is explained how such analysis of the consequences of stress for the immune system may help in preventing, diagnosing, and counteracting immune-related alterations in health on earth as well as in space

Author : Charlotte Esser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783709118900

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Environmental Influences on the Immune System by Charlotte Esser Pdf

This book brings together articles on the overarching theme of how the environment shapes the immune system. The immune system is commonly assumed to respond to harmful pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. However, harmless bacteria, chemicals, stress, normal food and other factors can also trigger, shape or interfere with the immune system, often producing adverse effects. Yet, it is also becoming increasingly accepted that some of these interactions are physiological and necessary for a healthy immune system. Examples of negative effects include the immunosuppressive effects of UV irradiation, or the immunotoxic effects of man-made chemicals such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Autoimmunity or allergies can be the adverse consequences of interaction between the immune system and chemical compounds such as drugs. Positive effects can come from natural exposure levels to bacteria, healthy life-style or the diet. There is a great need to understand how communication between the environment and the immune system works. This book addresses this need. It covers environmental factors (such as bacteria, sun exposure), human factors (such as age, exercise or stress), and important man-made factors (such as air pollution). A chapter on human rights complements the scientific chapters. The book is intended for immunologists, toxicologists and researchers who want to know how the immune system works and is triggered, as well as for medical doctors in environmental medicine and the general public interested in immunology.

Author : M. Kosaka,T. Sugahara,K.L. Schmidt,E. Simon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9784431670353

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Thermotherapy for Neoplasia, Inflammation, and Pain by M. Kosaka,T. Sugahara,K.L. Schmidt,E. Simon Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multitude of different forms of thermotherapy in connection with aspects of thermal physiology and cell biology. The aim is to elucidate the scientific background of therapeutic actions and to promote effective new applications at the beginning of the 21st century. Significant to these purposes is cooperation between experts in the fields of thermal biology, hyper thermic oncology, rheumatology, and balneology, as represented by the editors. Emphasis has been placed on a balanced choice of contributions, in the hope that this will enable the reader to draw helpful connections between the principles and prac tice of thermotherapy. It is apparent that a wealth of published data exists concerning thermotherapy on the one hand and thermal physiology on the other. However, in the former field empirical aspects of therapeutic usefulness prevail, while in the latter, aspects of basic science are in the foreground. Accordingly, the sources where published data may be found are quite different and as a consequence many findings of potential mutual interest published in medical journals have gone unnoticed by readers of physio logical journals, and vice versa. It is hoped that this book will bridge the gap and encourage researchers' efforts to integrate the available knowledge to attain optimal coordination of clinical and theoretical aspects.

Author : Nadia Danilova
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811437151

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Stress Response and Immunity: Links and Trade Offs by Nadia Danilova Pdf

When environmental conditions deviate from the optimal range, stress ensues. Stress response is a set of reactions that allow the organism to adjust and survive adverse conditions. Stress can be physical, such as extreme temperature, radiation, injury, or psychological, caused by perceived danger or deprivation. Every living cell has biochemical mechanisms to cope with physical stress. These mechanisms show a degree of similarity among several types of living organisms. Stress Response and Immunity: Links and Trade Offs explores the functional and evolutionary connections between stress response and immunity. The book introduces the reader to the concept of stress and subsequently examines the connection between stress response and immunity at various evolutionary stages of living organisms - from bacteria to humans. The book also features chapters dedicated to the role of tumor suppressor genes and the immune system of the brain. The information presented in this reference demonstrates the profound effects of physical and psychological stress on human health. Readers with basic knowledge of molecular biology will learn about the interesting facets of stress responses and the evolutionary trade offs observed in different life forms.

Author : Nicholas P. Plotnikoff,Robert E. Faith,Anthony J. Murgo,Robert A. Good
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781420003802

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Cytokines by Nicholas P. Plotnikoff,Robert E. Faith,Anthony J. Murgo,Robert A. Good Pdf

Cytokine involvement in the immune system's response to stress is now very well documented. Cytokine activity has been implicated in a variety of mental and physical diseases, and has been shown to have a significant role in fueling the vicious circle of depression and illness. The first edition of Cytokines: Stress and Immunity pointed out

Author : Robert J. Sternberg,Susan T. Fiske,Donald J. Foss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781107127135

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Scientists Making a Difference by Robert J. Sternberg,Susan T. Fiske,Donald J. Foss Pdf

This book presents the most important contributions to modern psychological science and explains how the contributions came to be.

Author : Lawrence Jeffrey Whalley,M. L. Page
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1285859430

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Stress, Immunity and Disease by Lawrence Jeffrey Whalley,M. L. Page Pdf

Author : Heitor A. Paula-Neto,Renata Meirelles Pereira,Leticia A. Carneiro
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889631421

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Producing, sensing and responding to cellular stress in immunity by Heitor A. Paula-Neto,Renata Meirelles Pereira,Leticia A. Carneiro Pdf

Cellular stress, being considered as any disturbance in cellular physiology, is a fundamental aspect of tissue and body capacity to adapt to the ever changing environment. It also surges as a consequence of tissue injury or invasion of the body by pathogens. Since the immune system was developed to sense and respond to these deleterious processes, it is reasonable to consider that immune cells are capable of sensing and responding to signs of cellular stress. Moreover, cells of the immune system undergo cellular stress during an immune response. This Research Topic presents a series of articles focusing on how cellular stress influences the outcome of immune responses, covering not only how cellular stress can be a fundamental process during immune cell activation and function, but also how cells of the immune system are capable of sensing and being influenced by factors produced by stressed cells.