An important question in the field of psychoneuroimmunology involves the intracellular
mechanisms activated by neuropeptide receptors to modulate immune system functioning. It
is reasonable to expect that cross talk occurs or the pathways converge when two different
signals such as a hormone or a cytokine mediate a common effect such as inhibition of a
cytokine. The NF-nB transcription factor pathway, because it enhances the expression of
many immune and viral-related genes might be a convergence point for different receptors …