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The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis modulates immunity in response to stress. In a recent report in the May 14, 2020 issue of Nature, Zhang et al. use optogenetic tools to investigate whether the splenic immune response is directly controlled by descending neuronal circuits activated in response to stress.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.immuni.2020.05.011

Type

Journal article

Journal

Immunity

Publication Date

16/06/2020

Volume

52

Pages

900 - 902

Keywords

Brain, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Immunity, Humoral, Neurons, Pituitary-Adrenal System