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1Psychiatrische Klinik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf.
Abstract:
The interaction between the central nervous system and the immune system has been focus of recent research. Whereas cyclic AMP has been described as a link between atopic and affective disorders, a possible link between atopic disorders and schizophrenia has not yet been investigated. A 33-year-old patient showed episodes of allergic-asthmatic and paranoid-catatonic symptoms which appeared in an anticyclic pattern. Biological, clinical and therapeutic aspects are discussed in respect to the interaction between immunological and psychiatric disorders. Cyclic-AMP as a second-messenger is not specific for a certain cell species and might represent a possible link for integrated communication between the nervous and the immune system.
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