Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and the immune system

Neuroimmunomodulation. 1994 May-Jun;1(3):149-52. doi: 10.1159/000097154.

Abstract

The paper reviews data on bidirectional circuits between the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis and the immune system. The effects of thyroliberin (TRH), thyrotropin (TSH) and of thyroid hormones (thyroxine and triiodothyronine) on the immune system, as well as the effects of mono- and lymphokines on the HPT axis are discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiology*
  • Lymphokines / physiology
  • Neuroimmunomodulation / physiology*
  • Thyroid Gland / physiology*
  • Thyroid Hormones / physiology
  • Thyrotropin / physiology
  • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / physiology

Substances

  • Lymphokines
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Thyrotropin