Neuro-immuno-gastroenterology

This book addresses important issues regarding the interaction between the nervous system, the immune system, and the digestive system. Gut flora has a profound influence on the shaping of the immune response, not only in the gastrointestinal system but also in the nervous system. Fascinatingly, manipulation of intestinal immune responses can be used to modulate neurological disease. Conversely, the nervous system and the psyche have significant effects on the functioning of the gut and liver. After introductory chapters on the neurology, the immunology and microbiology of the gut, the effects of the gut immune system and gut flora and its manipulation on neurological disease are discussed, followed by molecular mimicry and immune tolerance in neuro immune diseases. Additionally, several chapters deal with gastrointestinal manifestations of neurological diseases. The Brain-Gut-Immunity Axis is aimed at neurologists, gastroenterologists, and immunologists.

Cris S. Constantinescu, MD, PhD, FRCP Professor Division of Clinical Neurology University of Nottingham, UK Razvan I. Arsenescu, MD, PhD Associate Professor Director Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Center Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition The Ohio State University Ohio State University, OH, USA Violeta Arsenescu, MD, PhD Department of Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - Mucosal Immunology Laboratory Ohio State University, OH, USA