Effects of Stress on Commensal Microbes and Immune System Activity

Sep 18, 2016 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Effects of Stress on Commensal Microbes and Immune System Activity

Fig. 14.1 From: Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Attenuates the Stressor-Enhanced Severity of Citrobacter rodentium Infection. Probiotic intervention reduces stressor-enhanced anxiety-like behavior and significantly reduces circulating IL-6 at the peak of infection….

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Mechanisms of Stress-Mediated Modulation of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Sep 18, 2016 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Mechanisms of Stress-Mediated Modulation of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Designation of nerves Bronchial smooth muscle Mucociliary system Bronchial vessels Parasympathetic nerves1 Constriction Secretion Dilation Sympathetic nerves2 a    Inhibitory nonadrenergic noncholinergic nerves3 Dilation   Excitatory nonadrenergic noncholinergic nerves4 Constriction Secretion…

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Modulation of the Interaction of Enteric Bacteria with Intestinal Mucosa by Stress-Related Catecholamines

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Fig. 6.1 Noradrenergic innervation in an oblique longitudinal section of porcine distal colon. (a) Colonic mucosa was triple-labelled for dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH; red), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH; green), and the tight-junction…

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Molecular Profiling: Catecholamine Modulation of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

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Fig. 7.1 Nutritional Immunity: a competition between mammalian iron sequestration and bacterial iron acquisition that influences bacterial growth proficiency in the mammalian host. Transferrin and other host iron binding proteins…

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Interactions Between Bacteria and the Gut Mucosa: Do Enteric Neurotransmitters Acting on the Mucosal Epithelium Influence Intestinal Colonization or Infection?

Sep 18, 2016 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Interactions Between Bacteria and the Gut Mucosa: Do Enteric Neurotransmitters Acting on the Mucosal Epithelium Influence Intestinal Colonization or Infection?

Fig. 5.1 Functional classes of enteric neurons and their major projections to the mucosa, submucosal neurons, and smooth muscle coats in the intestinal wall of a large mammal, such as…

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