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The Control of Immune Response by Endocrine Factors and the Clinicial Significance of Such Regulation

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Control of Immune Response by Endocrine Factors Malaria Vaccine Controlled Drug Delivery Enzyme-Immunoassay

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Abstract

The immune response has been shown to be under the control of a variety of factors including hormones from the pineal, pituitary, thymus, gonads, adrenals, and thyroid. Regulation of these substances by hormonal axes can account for the observed differences in immune responses between sexes as well as affect the onset, course and clinical outcome of disease processes. Fluctuation in hormonal levels resulting from changes in the light-dark cycle may also explain variation in immune response reported in man and experimental animal models. Because of the great volume of diverse publications dealing with hormones and the immune response, and the medical significance of their interactions, we have concisely summarized the pertinent material. While the hormonal regulation of immune function is already proving to be an important area for research, it is expected that within the next few years the interactions between endocrine, neural and immune systems will be even more widely studied.

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Grossmann, C.J., Roselle, G.A. (1986). The Control of Immune Response by Endocrine Factors and the Clinicial Significance of Such Regulation. In: Control of Immune Response by Endocrine Factors Malaria Vaccine Controlled Drug Delivery Enzyme-Immunoassay. Progress in Clinical Biochemistry and Medicine, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71502-0_1

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