I. Symposium des "German Brain Immune Network" GEBIN

 vom 26.-27. November 1999 in Essen

Poster Session

I. Stress, behavior and immune functions

 

Effects of acute experimental stress on hormones, lymphocyte subsets and phagocytic function in healthy person

D. Atanackovic, H. Kröger, S. Serke, M.C. Brunner, H.C. Deter

 

Acute and chronic social stress affects tumor metastasis in male Fischer 344 rats

L. Dawils, V. Stefanski

 

Methodological considerations in the assessment of salivary IgA in PNI research

R. Deinzer, M. Schawacht, K. Bach, R. Stiller-Winkler, H. Idel

 

Assessment of gingival cervicular fluid constituents - A novel tool in psychoimmunology

R. Deinzer, B. Waschul

 

Effects of MHC-associated odor cues on the behavior of mice are context- and population-specific

F. Eggert

 

Psychosocial stress and programmed thymocyte death

H. Engler, V. Stefanski

 

Behaviourally conditioned suppression of DTH response is independent of sympathetic splenic innervation

M.S. Exton, A. Elfers, W.-Y. Jeong, D.F. Bull, J. Westermann, M. Schedlowski

 

Assessment of organizational changes in a stressful working environment by determination of salivary cortisol

J.E. Fischer, A. Calame, S. Fanconi, H. Zeier

 

Psychological stress and exercise modulate adhesion molecule expression and density

M.U. Goebel, P.J. Mills

 

Mental imagery of traumatic events: Short-term effects on salivary immune function and mood

S.M. Gold, F. Teegen, F. Nolte

 

Psychoneuroimmunology of multiple sclerosis – changes in endocrine and immune parameters after acute
psychological stress

C. Heesen, K.H. Schulz, S. Gold, H. Schulz, S. Zimmermann, S. Olmützer

 

Mechanisms of stress-induced changes in sIgA

J. Hennig, A. Lucks, S. Rohrmann, P. Netter

 

Psychoneuroimmunological effects of coping programs in multiple sclerosis patients

J. Kugler, B. Kruse, D. Pöhlau

 

Treatment with interferon beta-1a in MS patients: evaluation of quality of life and neuropsychological performance

V. Pithan, J. Baase, H. Wilhelm, V. Limmroth, M. Schedlowski

 

Age- and sex-steroid-related changes in glucocorticoid sensitivity of pro-inflammatory cytokine production after psychosocial stress

N. Rohleder, B.M. Kudielka, R. Engel, D.H. Hellhammer, C. Kirschbaum

 

Short term effects of an acute psychological stressor on serum levels of cytokine parameters

K.H. Schulz, H. Schulz, B. Albers, S. Gold, J. Dammann, W. Sondermann, A. Raedler, D.K Lüdecke, B. Dahme

 

Anticipatory and posttreatment food aversion and immunological correlates in pediatric cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

U. Stockhorst, S. Spennes, U. Göbel

 

 

 II. Neuro-endocrine-immune network in psychiatric disorders

 

Decreased production of TH1 cytokines in acute schizophrenic psychosis and during treatment

V. Arolt, M. Rothermundt, K.P. Wandinger, H. Kirchner

 

Decrease of TNF-RI in migraine patients

M. Empl, S. Förderreuther, M. Riedel, N. Müller, A. Straube

 

Regulation of cycloxygenase-2 in cells of the CNS

B. Fiebich, B. Müksch, A. Craig, M. Hüll

 

Weight gain in the course of treatment with antidepressants: The role of leptin and soluble TNF receptors

D. Hinze-Selch, T. Kraus, A. Schuld, M. Haack, M. Uhr, T. Pollmächer

 

T lymphocyte subpopulations and the increase of CD4/CD8 ratio in Alzheimer's disease

S. Noda, E. Richartz, H. Wormstall, A. Batra, R. Sarkar, M.. Bartels, G. Buchkremer, K. Schott

 

Mo3- and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)-immunoreactive cells in depressive patients and normal controls

I. Reckemeyer, M. Bacher, D. Gemsa, J.C. Krieg, H. Vedder

 

Increase of CD95 (Fas, Apo-1) in serum of patients with Alzheimer's disease

E. Richartz, S. Noda, K. Schott, A. Batra, M. Bartels, G. Buchkremer

 

Alterations of cytokine levels in Alzheimer´s disease

E. Richartz, S. Noda, H. Wormstall, K. Schott

 

Antibodies against streptococcal M 12 proteins in patients are increased with Tourette’s Syndrome

M. Riedel, N. Müller, B. Kroll, M.J. Schwarz, A. Straube, R. Lütticken, R.R. Reinert, O. Kühnemund

 

Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome and infection with mycoplasma pneumoniae

M. Riedel, M. Horn, A. Straube, N. Müller

 

Immunological alterations in melancholic and non-melancholic depression

M. Rothermundt, V. Arolt, M. Peters, J. Fenker, H. Gutbrodt, H. Kirchner

 

Immunomodulatory effects of dexamethasone in MDE-patients

A. Schuld, T. Kraus, D. Hinze-Selch, M. Haack, T. Pollmächer

 

Markers of cellular and humoral immune activity in schizophrenic patients

M.J. Schwarz, M. Riedel, P. Sostak, A. Straube, H. Trapmann, M. Ackenheil, N. Müller

 

  

III. Neuro-endocrine regulation of immune functions

The expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1b , interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-a during
the 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neurodegeneration of the rat substantia nigra

E. Fleischer, J. Sautter, A. del Rey, H. Besedovsky, W. Oertel, C. Earl

 

An experimentally induced obesity syndrome in Lewis rats infected with Borna Disease Virus

Ch. Herden, S. Herzog, A. Nesseler, M. Christ, J.A. Richt, K. Frese

 

Lack of sympathetic nerve fibers in human synovial membrane in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis as compared to osteoarthritis

L.E. Miller, D. Wessinghage, J. Schölmerich, W. Falk, R.H. Straub

 

Dehydroepiandrosterone improves survival rate and immune function after polymicrobial sepsis

J.R. Oberbeck, F.M. Dahlweid, R. Koch, H.C. Pape, D. Nast-Kolb

 

In vivo immunomodulation by peripheral adrenergic and cholinergic agonists/antagonists in the rat model

K. Schauenstein, P. Felsner, I. Rinner, J.R. Stevenson, P.M. Liebmann

 

Functional investigation of neurotransmitter and neuropeptide receptors on lymphocytes

M.J. Schwarz, E. Kosian, G. Wagner, S. Behrens, B. Bondy, N. Müller, M. Ackenheil

 

Gene expression of hydroxyindol-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) - the key enzyme in melatonin synthesis - in lymphoid organs:
comparison with other tissues

J. Stefulj, M. Hoertner, M. Ghosh, A. Woelfler, I. Rinner, J. Semmler, K. Schauenstein, P.M. Liebmann

 

Effects of prolonged alpha-adrenergic stimulation on leukocyte distribution in blood, spleen, and lymph nodes in the rat model

J.R. Stevenson, P.M. Liebmann, M. Hoertner, I. Rinner, P. Felsner, A. Woelfler, K. Schauenstein

Leukocyte subset-specific pattern of L-selectin expression in different immune compartments in the rat model

J.R. Stevenson, P.M. Liebmann, M. Hoertner, I. Rinner, P. Felsner, A. Woelfler, K. Schauenstein

 

A bacteria-induced switch of sympathetic effector mechanisms augments local immunodepression in the spleen

R.H. Straub, H.-J. Linde, D. Männel, J. Schölmerich, W. Falk

 

Glucocorticoid modulation of T-cell development

G.J. Wiegers, H. Dietrich, G. Böck, G. Wick

 

Prooxidant activity of melatonin promotes anti-fas- and ROS-induced cell death in a human leukemic T cell line

A. Woelfler, K. Schauenstein, P.M. Liebmann

 

  

IV. Cytokines in immune-neuroendocrine interactions

 Psycho-neuro-cytokine pathways in immunoregulation during pregnancy

P. Arck, K. Hertwig, E. Hagen, M. Hildebrandt, B. Klapp

 

Neuromodulatory role of cytokines in the brain: Relevance for immune-neuro-endocrine interactions

H. Besedovsky, F. Pitossi, H. Schneider, D. Balschun, A. del Rey

 

Immune-neuro-endocrine interactions following stimulation with superantigens

A. del Rey, A. Kabiersch, A. Randolf, S. Petzoldt, H. Besedovsky

 

Cell type-restricted expression of tumor necrosis factor in the CNS of transgenic mice protects in focal brain ischemia.

U. Eisel, M. Klein, J. Bauer, E. Petite, M. Bernaudin, G. Koehr, I. Pieri, L Marchetti, A. Schöneberg, B. Kaltschmidt,
C. Kaltschmidt, H. Lassmann, K. Pfizenmaier

 

Effects of an intravenous cannula on the plasma levels of cytokines and soluble cytokine receptors in healthy men

M. Haack, A. Reichenberg, T. Kraus, A. Schuld, R. Yirmiha, T. Pollmächer

 

Plasma levels of cytokines and soluble cytokine receptors during treatment with olanzapine

T. Kraus, A. Schuld, M. Haack, D. Hinze-Selch, T. Pollmächer

 

Effects of recombinant human interleukin-2 on endocrine, immune and central nervous sleep function in healthy men

T. Lange, C. Chen, R. Pasha, E. Spaeth-Schwalbe, H.L. Fehm, J. Born

 

Regulation of Substance P-induced cytokine expression in astrocytes

K. Lieb, M. Czygan, A. Craig, B.L. Fiebich

 

Interactions between endogenous cytokines and sympathetic vasoconstrictor nerves use distinct pathways in secondary immune organs

H. Rogausch, A. del Rey, A. Kabiersch, T. Böck, H. Besedovsky

 

Febrile and metabolic responses of rats to intraperitoneal injections of a septic dose of LPS are altered by treatment with
neutralizing TNF-binding protein

B. Töllner, J. Roth, B. Störr, D. Martin, K. Voigt, E. Zeisberger

 

Induction of cytokines and fever by injections of bacterial LPS into artificial subcutaneous chambers in guinea pigs

E. Zeisberger, G. Ross, J. Roth, B. Störr, K. Voigt


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