Tango of nervous and immune systems

Abstract

Two systems, nervous and immune, have many aspects in common. For example, both systems can sense and memorize. And it’s not surprising that they have complex crosstalk. It’s well-known that nervous system, just like a conductor, orchestrates other systems, and the immune system is not an exception. During inflammation, brain increases abundance of some types of immune cells, and dampens production of inflammatory cytokines, to fight off infection and keep detrimental effect of immune system at bay.