Molecular Endocrinology 16 (3): 528
Copyright © 2002 by The Endocrine Society
Fifth International Congress of the International Society for Neuroimmunomodulation, Le Corum, Montpellier, France, September 911, 2002
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Neuroendocrine and neural factors that regulate aspects of autoimmune and inflammatory disease will be explored at the molecular, systems, and clinical level. Diseases impacted by such factors include inflammatory arthritis, lupus, CNS autoimmune disease (M.S.), inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, allergic asthma, rhinitis, and dermatitis. In addition, immune factors in neuronal cell death and regeneration will be explored. These mechanisms have relevance to spinal cord injury as well as CNS degenerative diseases.
For information contact: Craig C. Smith, M.Sc., Integrative Neural Immune Program, National Institute of Mental Health, 36 Convent Drive, Room 1A23 MSC 4020, Bethesda, MD 20892-4020; Tel: (+1) 301-496-4561; Fax: (+1) 301-496-6095; Email: ccs{at}codon.nih.gov.