The energetics of immunity: a neuroendocrine link between energy balance and immune function

Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, and Program in Neural Science, Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USAReceived 4 September 2003; revised 6 November 2003; accepted 13 November 2003Keywords: Immune function; Energy balance; Neuroendocrine link; Leptin; Cytokines; Sympathetic