Molecules (Jul 2022)

Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine-Immunology: A Role for Melatonin in This New Paradigm

  • Oscar K. Bitzer-Quintero,
  • Genaro G. Ortiz,
  • Socorro Jaramillo-Bueno,
  • Elsy J. Ramos-González,
  • María G. Márquez-Rosales,
  • Daniela L. C. Delgado-Lara,
  • Erandis D. Torres-Sánchez,
  • Aldo R. Tejeda-Martínez,
  • Javier Ramirez-Jirano

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154888
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 15
p. 4888

Abstract

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Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology is the area of study of the intimate relationship between immune, physical, emotional, and psychological aspects. This new way of studying the human body and its diseases was initiated in the last century’s first decades. However, the molecules that participate in the communication between the immune, endocrine, and neurological systems are still being discovered. This paper aims to describe the development of psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology, its scopes, limitations in actual medicine, and the extent of melatonin within it.

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