Cellular Interactions between the Nervous System and the Immune System: Cross-Regulatory Communication during Development, Homeostasis and Disease
A special issue of Diseases (ISSN 2079-9721).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2021) | Viewed by 311
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Once compartmentalized, the fields of neurobiology and immunology become increasingly interconnected as we learn more about the cellular interactions and interdependencies of the nervous and immune systems. We now know that cellular communication between the two systems regulates significant processes of development, proper function, and dysfunction of an organism.
This issue focuses on new finds addressing the interactions between immune cells and the cells of the brain, both neural and non-neural. Studies on the interactions of microglia, T and B cells, neurons, and glial cells such as astrocytes and oligodendrocytes shaping the development and function of the nervous system are the focus of this Special Issue. Additionally, studies addressing novel findings concerning unregulated interactions between immune and nervous system cells that increase our understanding of how dysfunctional cellular interactions contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropathologies, and neurodegenerative diseases are welcomed.
An improved understanding of how neuroimmune responses during development, homeostasis, and disease will be necessary to manipulate those responses to promote the development of novel therapies and reduced impact to the human population. We look forward to your contributions to this Special Issue.
Associate Professor Annemarie Shibata
Assoc. Prof. Annemarie Shibata
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Neuromodulators
- Immunotransmitters
- Microglia
- T and B cell
- Macrophage
- Neuroendocrine
- Thymosins
- CYTOKINES
- LYMPHOKINES
- NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
- NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
- SYSTEM inflammation
- Blood–brain barrier
- Glymphatic system
- Immune neurotoxicity
- Immune neuroprotection
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