Microbial Subversion Of Immunity

Author : Peter Julius Lachmann
Publisher : Caister Academic Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781904455059
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microbial Subversion of Immunity written by Peter Julius Lachmann and published by Caister Academic Press Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microbes have evolved in an impressive and diverse range of strategies to subvert the host immune system. Two major types of strategies exist. The first is the evasion of recognition by the host, for example by using antigenic variation, masking of epitopes, the use of decoys, molecular mimicry, etc. The second is the modulation and/or suppression of the innate (e.g. complement, NK cells) and adaptive (e.g. antibodies) immune responses. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved is critical for the rational design of novel therapeutic agents and vaccines to treat and/or prevent infectious diseases. Another area of active research is the application of microbial immunomodulatory factors in the treatment of human immunological disorders (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease and asthma) and as sources of pharmacologically active agents. In this book, internationally renown scientists critically review the current cutting-edge research in this area. Topics covered include the subversion of complement, NK cell function, mucosal innate immune response, evasion/subversion mechanisms used by bacteria, helminths, viruses, and the measles model system. Containing over 1,700 references, this book is an essential resource book for researchers in the fields of microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, and molecular medicine.

Author : Kenneth Murphy
Publisher : Garland Science
ISBN 13 : 9780815344575
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Janeway's Immunobiology written by Kenneth Murphy and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Janeway's Immunobiology CD-ROM, Immunobiology Interactive, is included with each book, and can be purchased separately. It contains animations and videos with voiceover narration, as well as the figures from the text for presentation purposes.

Author : Carlton L. Gyles
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470344830
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals written by Carlton L. Gyles and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-anticipated third edition again consolidates the knowledge of more than twenty experts on pathogenesis of animal disease caused by various species or groups of bacteria. Emphasizing pathogenic events at the molecular and cellular levels, the editors and contributors place these developments in the context of the overall picture of disease. Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals, Third edition, updates and expands the content of the second edition and includes cutting-edge information from the most current research. Comments on previous editions: "...highly recommended." --The Veterinary Record "...a comprehensive, complete and easy-to-use source of information." --Veterinary Microbiology "...recommended for graduate students and specialists in microbiology, pathology and infectious disease." --U.S. Animal Health Association Newsletter "...a wonderful book." --Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association "...highly recommended." --The Cornell Veterinarian Graduate students, faculty, researchers, and specialists in microbiology, pathology, and infectious diseases will benefit from this highly-detailed and expanded edition of a popular and well-read veterinary text.

Author : Pedro Escoll
Publisher : Caister Academic Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781910190692
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bacterial Evasion of the Host Immune System written by Pedro Escoll and published by Caister Academic Press Limited. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert international authors critically review the most important current research in bacterial evasion of the host immune response. Topics range from an overview of the seven most important bacterial secretion systems to a thorough review of evsaion by mycobacteria. Essential reading for everyone involved in bacterial pathogenesis research.

Author : Tak W. Mak
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080534481
Total Pages : 1217 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Immune Response written by Tak W. Mak and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2005-11-11 with total page 1217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Immune Response is a unique reference work covering the basic and clinical principles of immunology in a modern and comprehensive fashion. Written in an engaging conversational style, the book conveys the broad scope and fascinating appeal of immunology. The book is beautifully illustrated with superb figures as well as many full color plates. This extraordinary work will be an invaluable resource for lecturers and graduate students in immunology, as well as a vital reference for research scientists and clinicians studying related areas in the life and medical sciences. Current and thorough 30 chapter reference reviewed by luminaries in the field Unique ‘single voice' ensures consistency of definitions and concepts Comprehensive and elegant illustrations bring key concepts to life Provides historical context to allow fuller understanding of key issues Introductory chapters 1-4 serve as an ‘Immunology Primer' before topics are discussed in more detail

Author : Diana Bahia
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 288945455X
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cell Signaling in Host–Pathogen Interactions: The Host Point of View written by Diana Bahia and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability of pathogens, such as parasites, bacteria, fungi and viruses to invade, persist and adapt in both invertebrate and vertebrate hosts is multifactorial and depends on both pathogen and host fitness. Communication between a pathogen and its host relies on a wide and dynamic array of molecular interactions. Through this constant communication most pathogens evolved to be relatively benign, whereas killing of its host by a pathogen represents a failure to adapt. Pathogens are lethal to their host when their interaction has not been long enough for adaptation. Evolution has selected conserved immune receptors that recognize signature patterns of pathogens as non-self elements and initiate host innate responses aimed at eradicating infection. Conversely, pathogens evolved mechanisms to evade immune recognition and subvert cytokine secretion in order to survive, replicate and cause disease. The cell signaling machinery is a critical component of the immune system that relays information from the receptors to the nucleus where transcription of key immune genes is activated. Host cells have developed signal transduction systems to maintain homeostasis with pathogens. Most cellular processes and cell signaling pathways are tightly regulated by protein phosphorylation in which protein kinases are key protagonists. Pathogens have developed multiple mechanisms to subvert important signal transduction pathways such as the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) and the nuclear factor kB (NF-kB) pathways. Pathogens also secrete effectors that manipulate actin cytoskeleton and its regulators, hijack cell cycle machinery and alter vesicular trafficking. This research topic focuses on the cellular signaling mechanisms that are essential for host immunity and their subversion by pathogens.

Author : Camille Rey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Cytosolic Bacterial Subversions of Mucosal Immunity written by Camille Rey and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cytosolic bacterial pathogens S. flexneri and L. monocytogenes subvert extracellular mucosal immunity by inducing their uptake and intracellular lifestyle in the intestinal epithelium. Within the host, they are able to rapidly escape their internalization vacuole, invade the cytosol and escape cellular degradation by spreading from cell-to-cell. Antigen sampling M cells overlying immune induction sites are targeted by these pathogens to initiate intestinal invasion. However, the intracellular lifestyle of these pathogens within M cells, the mechanism of spread of the infection toneigh boring enterocytes from this entry point and the mechanism of S. flexneri evasion of adaptive immunity is poorly characterized. We present a novel physiologic model of apical S. flexneri infection of human in vitro M cells which recapitulates the early steps of epithelial invasion. We show that a subset of S. flexneri is rapidly transcytosed, within 15 minutes, through M cells. We establish a newtime-lapse imaging approach of M cell infections, which reveals that another subset of bacteriainduces apical ruffling upon entry, vacuolar rupture and replicates within the M cells at later timepoints. Remarkably, these bacteria are able to spread from M cells to neighboring cells by actinbased-motility, which we show constitutes the main route of basolateral spreading of the infection.As we extend our study to L. monocytogenes, we observe that unlike S. flexneri, the bacterium diverts M cell transcytosis via the virulence factor ActA. However, we discover that L. monocytogenes spreads within the epithelium exclusively by actin-based motility, similar to S. flexneri. We propose that subversion of M cell transcytosis and avoidance of underlying immune tissues are features shared by cytosolic pathogens, allowing their escape from induction of adaptive immunity.In addition, we submit a pipeline of fluorescence-based single cell sorting of enterocytes atsuccessive stages of infection combined with transcriptional analysis by multiplex qPCR. This methodreveals the production of distinct responses in host enterocytes according to subcellular pathogen localizations. We observe the production of a strong bystander response involving multiplecorrelated host pathways in non-infected enterocytes. Moreover, we detect the output of distinct host response patterns according to vacuolar or cytosolic bacterial localizations in infectedenterocytes. We further show that the virulence effector OspF contributes to dampen infected host responses and disrupt otherwise correlated host signaling pathways. To conclude, our studies expose new immune subversion strategies linked to the intracellular life styles of cytosolic enteric bacteria, highlighting the importance of M cells in initial bacterial dissemination and diversion of adaptive immunity, and the organization and disruption of innate immune responses provoked in enterocytes during infection.

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780080860565
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bacterial Pathogenesis written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1998-07-01 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established almost 30 years ago, Methods in Microbiology is the most prestigious series devoted to techniques and methodology in the field. Now totally revamped, revitalized, with a new format and expanded scope, Methods in Microbiology will continue to provide you with tried and tested, cutting-edge protocols to directly benefit your research. Focuses on the methods most useful for the microbiologist interested in the way in which bacteria cause disease Includes section devoted to 'Approaches to characterising pathogenic mechanisms' by Stanley Falkow Covers safety aspects, detection, identification and speciation Includes techniques for the study of host interactions and reactions in animals and plants Describes biochemical and molecular genetic approaches Essential methods for gene expression and analysis Covers strategies and problems for disease control

Author : Ann Arvin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139461648
Total Pages : 1325 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Herpesviruses written by Ann Arvin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 1325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive account of the human herpesviruses provides an encyclopedic overview of their basic virology and clinical manifestations. This group of viruses includes human simplex type 1 and 2, Epstein–Barr virus, Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, cytomegalovirus, HHV6A, 6B and 7, and varicella-zoster virus. The viral diseases and cancers they cause are significant and often recurrent. Their prevalence in the developed world accounts for a major burden of disease, and as a result there is a great deal of research into the pathophysiology of infection and immunobiology. Another important area covered within this volume concerns antiviral therapy and the development of vaccines. All these aspects are covered in depth, both scientifically and in terms of clinical guidelines for patient care. The text is illustrated generously throughout and is fully referenced to the latest research and developments.

Author : Michael F. Cole
Publisher : Garland Science
ISBN 13 : 0429557833
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unifying Microbial Mechanisms written by Michael F. Cole and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2019-09-09 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microbial pathogenesis is the study of the mechanisms by which microbes (bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and multicellular parasites) cause infectious disease and make their hosts (humans) ill. Bacterial infections we thought were easily treatable are again a huge cause for concern with the well-publicized rise of antibiotic resistance. There are very few effective antiviral drugs and we live with the threat of epidemics such as bird flu and the outbreaks of viruses such the recent (and ongoing) Ebola crisis. Parasitic diseases such as malaria continue to pose a heavy burden in the developing world and with climate change could spread into the developed world. There is therefore an urgent need to understand microbial mechanisms, with research programmes and university courses dedicated to the subject