Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology

Here is yet another of Springer's authoritative Major Reference Works, now in its third edition. The release of these is a huge publishing event in itself, and this handbook on neurochemistry and molecular neurobiology is no exception. Required reading for neuroscientists and neurochemists, it contains data on multiple immunomodulators, many of which are also the products of hypothalamic brain cell neurosecretion. With contributions from dozens of researchers worldwide, and edited by two leading authorities in the field, this is information you can trust. Neuroimmunology is one of the most rapidly developing branches of Neurobiology, prompted by novel neurochemical, neuroendocrinological and neurophysiological investigations of the central and peripheral nervous system including neuro-endocrine systems. That explains why we have in this volume chapters that focus on immune-neuro-endocrine interactions underlying the control and regulation of processes involved in both immune and brain physiology and in the pathogenesis of different nervous diseases.

From the reviews of the third edition:

"A new edition of the Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology has now been issued in 25 volumes. It contains fundamental data on current molecular neurobiology, neuroimmunology, and neuropathology. This is the first time that the series contain Neuroimmunology, which summarizes achievements in neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, neurophysiology, and the pathology of the nervous system. This book presents research performed by scientists in various countries. a handbook for scientists, students, and clinicians." (K. G. Gevorgyan, Neurochemical Journal, Vol. 3 (1), 2009)

Inhalt

BRAIN CYTOKINES AS INTEGRATORS OF THE IMMUNE-NEUROENDOCRINE NETWORK H. O. Besedovsky and A. del Rey.- NEUROPEPTIDES IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: MEDIATORS OF STRESS AND INFLAMMATION D.S. Jessop.- EFFECTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM ON BRAIN NEUROCHEMISTRY A. J. Dunn.- AGE-RELATED ALTERATIONS IN AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM INNERVATION OF LYMPHOID TISSUE D. L. Bellinger, C. L. Lubahn, A. B. Millar, J. L. Carter, S. Vyas, S. D. Perez, and D. Lorton.- DRUGS THAT TARGET SYMPATHETIC-IMMUNE PATHWAYS FOR TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES D. Lorton, C. Lubahn, and D. Bellinger.- NEURO-IMMUNE ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING M.-B. Niemi, G. Pacheco-López, H. Engler, C. Riether, R. Doenlen, and M. Schedlowski.- THE BRAIN IMMUNE SYSTEM: CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OF SIGNAL MOLECULES A. Galoyan.- THE DIALECT OF IMMUNE SYSTEM IN THE CNS: THE NERVOUS TISSUE AS IMMUNE COMPARTMENT FOR T CELLS AND DENDRITIC CELLS Z. Fabry, E. Reinke, A. Zozulya, M. Sandor, and I. Bechmann.- IMMUNOPROTEASOME ACTIVITY IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM M. T. Rinaudo and M. Piccinini.- REGULATION OF THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN BRAIN W. Stenzel and G. Alber.- EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF THE BRAIN'S IMMUNE PRIVILEGE. IMPLICATIONS FOR NOVEL THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES: GENE THERAPY P. R. Lowenstein, K. Kroeger, C. Barcia, J. Zirger, D. Larocque, and M. G. Castro.- ADENOSINE: AN ENDOGENOUS REGULATOR OF THE BRAIN IMMUNE SYSTEM G. Haskó and E. S. Vizi.- NEUROIMMUNE CROSS TALK G. Juhász.- ROLE OF GLIA IN CNS INFLAMMATION S. Pawate and N. R. Bhat.- AUTOIMMUNE PROCESSES IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM C. J. Welsh and C. R. Young.- EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS B. Gran, K. O'Brian, D. Fitzgerald, and A. Rostami.- IMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEMYELINATION S. Pawate and S. Sriram.- THE INFLAMMATORY COMPONENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES C. C. Ferrari and F. J. Pitossi.- MECHANISMS OF INFLAMMATION IN HIV-ASSOCIATEDDEMENTIA B. Giunta, F. Fernandez, and J. Tan.- ROLE OF POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASE IN BRAIN INFLAMMATION AND NEUROINJURY G. S. Scott, K. Komjáti, V. C. Besson, and C. Szabó.- SCHIZOPHRENIA AND IMMUNE RESPONSES F. Gaughran, J. Welch