Brain-immune Interaction Mechanisms: Implications for Cognitive Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders

Overview

Journal Cell Prolif

Date 2022 Jul 21

PMID 35860850

Authors

Fangyi Zhao

Bingjin Li

Wei Yang

Tongtong Ge

Ranji Cui

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Abstract

Objectives: Cognitive dysfunction has been identified as a major symptom of a series of psychiatric disorders. Multidisciplinary studies have shown that cognitive dysfunction is monitored by a two-way interaction between the neural and immune systems. However, the specific mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in immune response and brain immune remain unclear.

Materials And Methods: In this review, we summarized the relevant research to uncover our comprehension of the brain-immune interaction mechanisms underlying cognitive decline.

Results: The pathophysiological mechanisms of brain-immune interactions in psychiatric-based cognitive dysfunction involve several specific immune molecules and their associated signaling pathways, impairments in neural and synaptic plasticity, and the potential neuro-immunological mechanism of stress.

Conclusions: Therefore, this review may provide a better theoretical basis for integrative therapeutic considerations for psychiatric disorders associated with cognitive dysfunction.

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