Cytokines and the CNS

The similarity between factors involved in inflammation or immunity and those implicated in neural development, physiology, and repair has become so apparent that familiarity with cytokines must now be considered an essential element in both the immunobiologist’s and neurobiologist’s cognitive tool-kit. Designed for both clinicians and researchers in neurobiology and immunology, this work features the most innovative researchers in the field. They offer deepened insight into how cytokine action impacts the physiology and pathology of the CNS. Taking a systems approach, they look at immunity, inflammation, and development processes, rather than individual cell types; and discusses specific applications of cytokine biology to the treatment of disease