Osteoimmunology - Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems

This is the second edition of this proceedings. Contributors include leading names in the field of research, addressing mutiple topics, which were covered at the last Osteoimmunology conference.

List of contents

Osteoimmunology: An Introduction.- NF- B and inflammatory bone loss: "alternative" family members take their place at the table.- Adaptive immune responses and bone.- Intracellular calcium signaling for osteoclast differentiation.- Lessons from Glucocorticoid Receptor action in Bone: New ways to avoid side effects of steroid therapy.- A Tak1/p38 signaling axis regulates Runx2 activity and osteoblast functions.- Parathyroid hormone: A dynamic regulator of bone, immune, and hematopoietic cells.- Sphingosine-1-phosphate and chemokines in the control of osteoclast precursors migration visualized by intravital multiphoton microscopy.- T cells mediate the effects of PTH in bone.- The relationship between inflammation, destruction and remodeling in chronic joint diseases.- Regulation of RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis by TGF-b.- Effects of the Interleukin-1 Cytokine Family on Bone.- DAP12 regulates the osteoclast cytoskeleton Osteoclasts determinanats and implications for therapy.

Summary

This is the second edition of this proceedings. Contributors include leading names in the field of research, addressing mutiple topics, which were covered at the last Osteoimmunology conference.

Product details

• Assisted by: Yongwo Choi (Editor), Yongwon Choi (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9781489988362
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-8836-2
• No. of pages: 138
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 8 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 237 g
• Illustrations: X, 138 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; C, Medicine, Medical research, Immunology, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, general, Biomedical Research