Avtor/Urednik		Vodovnik, Lojze; Miklavčič, Damijan; Kotnik, Tadej
Naslov		Electrical neuroimmunomodulation - a possible mechanism for wound and cancer treatment
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Lithgow B, Cosic I, editors. Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on bioelectromagnetism; 1998 Feb 15-18; Melbourne. Piscataway: IEEE,
Leto izdaje		1998
Obseg		str. 135-6
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		We begin the paper with a short review of what is known today about the effects of electric currents and fields on wound healing and cancer treatment. While many local mechanisms of electrotherapy are quite well determined, most of the knowledge regarding systemic mechanisms is still speculative. Probably the most rational explanation for such systemic mechanisms is based on bidirectional interconnections between the nervous system, which is primarily affected by electrostimualtion, and the immune system. In recent years, much interest has been focused on the interactions between these two systems. After a recapitulation of the most important studies in the field, we present a model of the physiological interactions between the two systems. Using this model, we attempt to explain the global effect of electrical neurostimulation on wound healing and its possible use for cancer treatment.
Deskriptorji		ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION NEOPLASMS IMMUNE SYSTEM WOUND HEALING NEURAL PATHWAYS NERVOUS SYSTEM HORMONES