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Neuroendocrine-Immune Axis

Meaning

The Neuroendocrine-Immune Axis is a sophisticated, three-way communication network that intricately links the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems to maintain systemic homeostasis and coordinate the body’s response to stress and pathology. This axis acknowledges that hormones, neurotransmitters, and immune cell products, such as cytokines, all interact and mutually regulate one another. Understanding this tripartite relationship is fundamental to grasping the physiological basis of psychoneuroimmunology and conditions like chronic stress-induced immune dysregulation.