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Microbial Endocrinology

Interkingdom Signaling in Infectious Disease and Health

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Mark Lyte

    1. Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

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  2. Primrose P.E. Freestone

    1. School of Medicine, Dept. Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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  • The first comprehensive book in the field of microbial endocrinology
  • Provides new insight into the interactions between microbes and hormones
  • Research into this area has widespread implications for medicine and industry, including drug development
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Microbial Endocrinology: A Personal Journey

    • Mark Lyte
    Pages 1-16

  3. Evolutionary Considerations of Neurotransmitters in Microbial, Plant, and Animal Cells

    • Victoria V. Roshchina
    Pages 17-52

  4. Mechanisms by Which Catecholamines Induce Growth in Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Human Pathogens

    • Primrose P. E. Freestone, Sara Sandrini
    Pages 53-68

  5. Dietary Catechols and their Relationship to Microbial Endocrinology

    • Neil Shearer, Nicholas J. Walton
    Pages 69-87

  6. Interactions Between Bacteria and the Gut Mucosa: Do Enteric Neurotransmitters Acting on the Mucosal Epithelium Influence Intestinal Colonization or Infection?

    • Benedict T. Green, David R. Brown
    Pages 89-109

  7. Modulation of the Interaction of Enteric Bacteria with Intestinal Mucosa by Stress-Related Catecholamines

    • Mark P. Stevens
    Pages 111-134

  8. The Role of Microbial Endocrinology in Periodontal Disease

    • Anthony Roberts
    Pages 135-150

  9. Staphylococci, Catecholamine Inotropes and Hospital-Acquired Infections

    • Primrose P. E. Freestone, Noura Al-Dayan, Mark Lyte
    Pages 151-166

  10. The Microbial Endocrinology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • John C. Alverdy, Kathleen Romanowski, Olga Zaborina, Alexander Zaborin
    Pages 167-179

  11. Mechanisms of Stress-Mediated Modulation of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

    • Cordula M. Stover
    Pages 181-189

  12. Psychological Stress, Immunity, and the Effects on Indigenous Microflora

    • Michael T. Bailey
    Pages 191-212

  13. The Epinephrine/Norepinephrine/Autoinducer-3 Interkingdom Signaling System in Escherichia coli O157:H7

    • Cristiano G. Moreira, Vanessa Sperandio
    Pages 213-227

  14. Molecular Profiling: Catecholamine Modulation of Gene Expression in Enteropathogenic Bacteria

    • Bradley L. Bearson, Scot E. Dowd
    Pages 229-241

  15. Microbial Signaling Compounds as Endocrine Effectors

    • Aruna Jahoor, Simon Williams, Kendra Rumbaugh
    Pages 243-268

  16. Mycologic Endocrinology

    • Karl V. Clemons, Jata Shankar, David A. Stevens
    Pages 269-290

  17. Experimental Design Considerations for In Vitro Microbial Endocrinology Investigations

    • Richard D. Haigh
    Pages 291-308

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 309-316
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About this book

Microbial endocrinology represents a newly emerging interdisciplinary field that is formed by the intersection of the fields of neurobiology and microbiology. This book will introduce a new perspective to the current understanding not only of the factors that mediate the ability of microbes to cause disease, but also to the mechanisms that maintain normal homeostasis. The discovery that microbes can directly respond to neuroendocrine hormones, as evidenced by increased growth and production of virulence-associated factors, provides for a new framework with which to investigate how microorganisms interface not only with vertebrates, but also with invertebrates and even plants. The reader will learn that the neuroendocrine hormones that one most commonly associates with mammals are actually found throughout the plant, insect and microbial communities to an extent that will undoubtedly surprise many, and most importantly, how interactions between microbes and neuroendocrine hormones can influence the pathophysiology of infectious disease.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

    Mark Lyte

  • School of Medicine, Dept. Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Primrose P.E. Freestone

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