Steroid hormones and the T-cell cytokine profile

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Inhaltsverzeichnis1 Mechanisms of action of cytokines on the central nervous system. Interaction with glucocorticoids.2 Signals from the hypothalamus to the pituitary during chronic immune responses.3 The role of the innervation of lymphoid tissue in the regulation of the Th1/Th2 dichotomy.4 Modulation of glucocorticoid activity by metabolism of steroids in non-lymphoid organs.5 Microenvironmental control of glucocorticoid functions in immune regulation.6 Immunological consequences of inhibiting dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulfatase in vivo.7 Corticosterone and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in autoimmune diseases.8 Glucocorticoid regulation of Nramp1 in host resistance to mycobacteria.9 Human and murine tuberculosis as models for immuno-endocrine interactions.