Symposium in Immunology VIII - Inflammation

This book, the last in a series of eight proceedings volumes, presents an up-to-date overview on immunology and inflammation based on a congress held in Budapest, Hungary in April 1998. It is divided into the following sections: Basic Mechanisms, Endo- and Exotoxins, Soluble Receptors, and Treatment Perspectives.

Sommario

Basic Mechanisms.- Complement and Inflammation.- Role of Phospholipases A2 in Inflammation.- Acivation of NF-?B by Inflammatory Cytokines.- Interaction of the Parasite Echinococcus granulosus with Host Innate Immunity.- Endo- and Exotoxins and Soluble Receptors.- Nitric Oxide, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Circulatory Shock.- Intracellular Protein Modification and Signal Transduction in Response to Lipopolysaccharide.- Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: Chemical Constitution, Endotoxic Activity, and Biological Neutralization.- Membrane-Damaging Toxins and Inflammation.- Treatment Perspectives.- The Interleukin-6 Family: Biological Function of the Soluble Receptors.- IgE-Mediated Allergen Presentation via Fc?RI?? Complexes on Dendritic Antigen-Presenting Cells.- Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg).- Gene Therapeutic Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- Pathology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Molecular and Inflammatory Aspects.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Martha M. Eibl (Editore), Hans H Peter et al (Editore), Christop Huber (Editore), Christoph Huber (Editore), Hans H. Peter (Editore), Ulrich Wahn (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.12.2012
• EAN: 9783540647225
• ISBN: 978-3-540-64722-5
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 235 mm x 8 mm
• Peso: 320 g
• Illustrazioni: X, 208 p. 19 illus., 3 illus. in color.
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche