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Intersections Between Neuroimmune and Microbiota

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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Abstract

Multidiscipline-based research holds promise toward revealing complex mechanisms that determine health and disease. For decades, scientists have conducted studies defining the relationships between neuroendocrine and immune function culminating into the discipline of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). In addition, the discipline of microbial endocrinology has similarly enhanced our understanding of disease processes. With an increase in genetic-based sequencing technologies, the convergence of neuroendocrine-immunological-microbial research is expected to significantly further such knowledge needed for medical discoveries. In this chapter, we provide a review of the current findings that support the conceptual framework linking microbiota, immunity, and neuroendocrine disciplines.

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The authors would like to thank the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics for financial support and resources necessary for the completion of this work. The authors would also like to thank Ms. Mira Bakine for her contribution in figure development for this review.

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Ngo Ndjom, C.G., Gonzalez, X.F., Jones, H.P. (2018). Intersections Between Neuroimmune and Microbiota. In: Yan, Q. (eds) Psychoneuroimmunology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1781. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_2

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