Immunosenescence : Psychosocial and Behavioral Determinants
Immunosenescence : Psychosocial and Behavioral Determinants
edited by Jos A. Bosch, Anna C. Phillips, Janet M. Lord
- New York Springer International Publishing 2013
- 1 recurso en línea (I, 432 p.) 19 ilustraciones, 12 ilustraciones en color
Introduction to Ageing of the Adaptive Immune System -- The chronic stress of caregiving accelerates the natural aging of the immune system -- Stress and ageing: Effects on neutrophil function -- Stress, Aging, and Wound Healing -- Psychoneuromicrobiology: cytomegalovirus infection as a putative link between stress, aging and immunity -- Psychosocial factors and telomere length in peripheral blood -- Stress-related Behavioural Responses, Immunity and Ageing in animal models -- Socio-economic status and immunosenescence -- Exercise and Immunosenescence -- Obesity and Immunosenescence: Psychological, Behavioral, & Biochemical Pathways -- Sleep and immunity in older age -- The role of stress and adrenal hormones in immunosenescence.
This book presents the first multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of immune aging, or immunosenescence; it combines biological data and clinical observations with psychological, social, and behavioral perspectives and is thus a valuable and timely contribution to the literature in this area.Âïntributors, all eminent scholars in their respective fields, review thoroughly the state of the art in research that examines how psychological and behavioral factors influence the rate and extent of immune system aging.
9781461447764
Inmunología--Desarrollo
QR184.5 / .I46 2013 EB
Introduction to Ageing of the Adaptive Immune System -- The chronic stress of caregiving accelerates the natural aging of the immune system -- Stress and ageing: Effects on neutrophil function -- Stress, Aging, and Wound Healing -- Psychoneuromicrobiology: cytomegalovirus infection as a putative link between stress, aging and immunity -- Psychosocial factors and telomere length in peripheral blood -- Stress-related Behavioural Responses, Immunity and Ageing in animal models -- Socio-economic status and immunosenescence -- Exercise and Immunosenescence -- Obesity and Immunosenescence: Psychological, Behavioral, & Biochemical Pathways -- Sleep and immunity in older age -- The role of stress and adrenal hormones in immunosenescence.
This book presents the first multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of immune aging, or immunosenescence; it combines biological data and clinical observations with psychological, social, and behavioral perspectives and is thus a valuable and timely contribution to the literature in this area.Âïntributors, all eminent scholars in their respective fields, review thoroughly the state of the art in research that examines how psychological and behavioral factors influence the rate and extent of immune system aging.
9781461447764
Inmunología--Desarrollo
QR184.5 / .I46 2013 EB