A positive attitude enhances immune system functioning through specific neuroendocrine mechanisms

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Psychoneuroimmunology and clinical research demonstrate that psychological states and mind-body interventions significantly influence immune function via neuroendocrine pathways such as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.

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The retrieved papers provide robust evidence from meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and psychoneuroimmunology studies indicating that emotional states, psychological well-being, and mind-body interventions modulate immune function through specific neuroendocrine mechanisms, such as HPA axis regulation and stress hormone signaling.

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Effects of Mind–Body Interventions on Immune and Neuroendocrine Functions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Shih-Ching Lee, P. Tsai, Kuang-Hui Yu, T. Chan. Effects of Mind–Body Interventions on Immune and Neuroendocrine Functions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080952

This meta-analysis demonstrates that mind-body interventions positively alter neuroendocrine and immune parameters, reducing inflammatory factors and enhancing immune-activating molecules.

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Beyond tumor biology: nursing interventions for psychological and immune health in cancer patients.

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Gou YR, Gu H, Wang L. Beyond tumor biology: nursing interventions for psychological and immune health in cancer patients.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10574-5

This review highlights the psychoneuroimmunology research showing bidirectional links between psychological well-being, stress-mediated neuroendocrine pathways, and immune surveillance.

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Refractory Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars: Immune Dysregulation and Neuroimmune Mechanisms Underlying Treatment Failure.

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Grinis D, Thomas M, Aprigliano C, Maskey AR. Refractory Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars: Immune Dysregulation and Neuroimmune Mechanisms Underlying Treatment Failure.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15090782

This paper discusses how psychological states and stress-induced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation act as biologically active contributors to immune dysregulation.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8301 Aug 2026

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