Hormonal and Gender Influences on Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.

This chapter highlights the important interactions between the CNS, the endocrine system and the immune system that influence the course of EAE. In particular, we focus on the bi-directional relationship between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and EAE, and the influences of gender and sex hormones on EAE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]