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- Title
Alexithymia and Neuroendocrine- Immune Response in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases.
- Authors
BRUNI, R.; SERINO, F.M.; GALLUZZO, S.; COPPOLINO, G.; CACCIAPAGLIA, F.; VADACCA, M.; NILO, S.; TERMINIO, N.; AFELTRA, A.
- Abstract
Alexithymia is conceptualized as a disorder of emotion regulation mechanisms, which involves a dissociation of emotional and physic responses to life events and bodily sensations. Our results might suggest a possible relationship between the alexithymic construct and TNF levels in RA patients. These preliminary findings corroborate the integrated bidirectional interactions between neuropsychological mechanisms and the neuroendocrine-immune system in patients affected by autoimmune diseases and contribute to finding a common biological pathway linking alexithymia and autoimmune-inflammatory diseases.
- Subjects
ALEXITHYMIA; AFFECTIVE disorders; RHEUMATOID arthritis; IMMUNE system; TUMOR necrosis factors
- Publication
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006, Vol 1069, Issue 1, p208
- ISSN
0077-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1196/annals.1351.018