Principles of Osteoimmunology - Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

This fully updated and extended second edition provides a comprehensive overview on the basic concepts of the rapidly developing field of osteoimmunology and also offers in-depth insights into the molecular mechanisms of bone diseases. Clinical data is presented and put into context with the latest research findings. This second edition in addition discusses the latest topics in transplantation immunology. The book addresses scientists and physicians working in immunology, pathophysiology and osteology.

Sommario

Basics of bone biology.- Towards the automated detection and characterization of osteoclasts in microscopic images.- An introduction to the immune system.- Effects of vitamin D in the immune system.- Osteoimmunological aspects of biomechanics.- Utility of the determination of biomarkers of bone metabolism.- Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and clinical aspects.- Rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.- RANKL inhibition: preclinical data.- RANKL inhibition: clinical data.- Osteoimmunological aspects of periodontal diseases.- Transplantation immunology.

Info autore

Assoc.-Prof. Peter Pietschmann, MDDepartment of Pathophysiology and Allergy ResearchMedical University of Vienna, Austria

Riassunto

This fully updated and extended second edition provides a comprehensive overview on the basic concepts of the rapidly developing field of osteoimmunology and also offers in-depth insights into the molecular mechanisms of bone diseases. Clinical data is presented and put into context with the latest research findings. This second edition in addition discusses the latest topics in transplantation immunology. The book addresses scientists and physicians working in immunology, pathophysiology and osteology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Pete Pietschmann (Editore), Peter Pietschmann (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319817101
• ISBN: 978-3-31-981710-1
• Pagine: 328
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Peso: 579 g
• Illustrazioni: X, 328 p. 40 illus., 21 illus. in color.
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; Physiologie, B, Rheumatologie, Zellbiologie (Zytologie), Immunology, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Rheumatology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cellular biology (cytology), Growth factors, Cytokines, Cytokines and Growth Factors