Trends In Innate Immunity

Author : Arne Egesten
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 3805585489
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trends in Innate Immunity written by Arne Egesten and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has witnessed the delineation of innate immunity - a new area which has revolutionized our understanding of host-parasite interactions and their impact on defense mechanisms in infectious and noninfectious diseases. This volume of the book series 'Contributions to Microbiology' provides an update of the current knowledge of this expanding field of research and highlights some of its most important aspects. In eleven state-of-the-art articles, eminent international experts in the field address topics such as the innate immune system in mammals and insects, microbial protein ligands, antimicrobial peptides, complement, antibacterial chemokines, the role of neutrophils and monocytes, oxidative innate immune defenses and the effect of aging on innate immunity. The book will be a valuable resource for microbiologists, immunologists, students, scientists of other related disciplines, and clinicians with an interest in infectious or immunological diseases.

Author : A. Egesten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trends in Innate Immunity. Contributions to Microbiology written by A. Egesten and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has witnessed the delineation of innate immunity - a new area which has revolutionized our understanding of host-parasite interactions and their impact on defense mechanisms in infectious and noninfectious diseases. This volume of the book series 'Contributions to Microbiology' provides an update of the current knowledge of this expanding field of research and highlights some of its most important aspects. In eleven state-of-the-art articles, eminent international experts in the field address topics such as the innate immune system in mammals and insects, microbial protein ligands, antimicrobial peptides, complement, antibacterial chemokines, the role of neutrophils and monocytes, oxidative innate immune defenses and the effect of aging on innate immunity. The book will be a valuable resource for microbiologists, immunologists, students, scientists of other related disciplines, and clinicians with an interest in infectious or immunological diseases.

Author : Shailendra K. Saxena
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1838807659
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innate Immunity in Health and Disease written by Shailendra K. Saxena and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on various aspects and properties of innate immunity, whose deep understanding is integral for safeguarding the human race from further loss of resources and economies due to innate immune response-mediated diseases. Throughout this book, we examine the individual mechanisms by which the innate immune response acts to protect the host from pathogenic infectious agents and other non-communicable diseases. Written by experts in the field, the volume discusses the significance of macrophages in infectious disease, tumor metabolism, and muscular disorders. Chapters cover such topics as the fate of differentiated macrophages and the molecular pathways that are important for the pathologic role of macrophages.

Author : Mieczyslaw Pokorski
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030016358
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Current Trends in Immunity and Respiratory Infections written by Mieczyslaw Pokorski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to disseminate and deliberate on the latest knowledge concerning immunity and its role in protection and fight against microorganism invasion. The articles tackle both humoral and cellular immunity, and their interconnectivity. The former involves B cells that recognize invading pathogens and create the antibody-mediated response, which when memorized provides future immunity. The latter involves mostly T cells, exemplified by cytotoxic or killer cell destroying the pathogens, or helper cells stimulating B cells to produce antibodies to bind and neutralize the pathogens. T cells act through release of cytokines, interleukins, and other bioactive mediators. Neutrophils play a key role in innate immunity against bacterial infections. The process of NETosis is a recently unraveled sophisticated defense mechanism, consisting of the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps that catch, immobilize, and remove pathogens from the body. Dysfunction of immunity is indisputably conducive to the propensity for infections, particularly respiratory tract infections, as the airways are the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Pathogens can rapidly evolve and adapt to avoid detection by the immune system. The case in point is the influenza virus. The articles report on the epidemiology, diagnostics, serology, complications, and the process of acquired immunity due to vaccination against influenza and influenza-like infections in recent epidemic seasons. The book is a blend of medical research and practice. It is intended for academic scientists, research scholars, clinicians, family doctors, and healthcare professionals.

Author : Julio Villena
Publisher : SM Online Publishers LLC
ISBN 13 : 0996274545
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recent Trends in Immunology written by Julio Villena and published by SM Online Publishers LLC. This book was released on 2015-05-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jonathan Ewbank
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1588297462
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innate Immunity written by Jonathan Ewbank and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immunologists today are interested in all of the diverse cell-types involved in host defense and have a deeper appreciation of the importance of innate immune mechanisms as a first line of protection against pathogens. This volume thus discusses the isolation and functional characterization of cells involved in innate immunity in mouse and man, including mast cells and eosinophils. Other focuses include natural killer cells, methods in statistics, in vivo imaging, genome engineering, and mutagenesis and culture that are adapted to the study of innate immunity in these hosts. These are complemented with a series of chapters dealing with alternative models: plants, worms, mosquitoes, flies, and fish. Together, these approaches and models are being used to dissect the complex interplay between hosts and pathogens and contribute to developing strategies to help fight infection. With chapters written by experts on the cutting-edge of this technology, Innate Immunity is an essential reference for immunologists, histologists, geneticists, and molecular biologists.

Author : John D. Lambris
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387717676
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Current Topics in Innate Immunity written by John D. Lambris and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-07 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the post genomic era, understanding of the innate immune system is enriched by findings on the specificity of innate immune reactions as well as to novel functions that do not strictly correlate with immunological defense and surveillance, immune modulation or inflammation. This volume covers natural killer cells, mast cells, phagocytes, toll-like receptors, complement, host defense in plants and invertebrates, evasion strategies of microorganisms, pathophysiology, protein structures, design of therapeutics, and experimental approaches.

Author : Stefan Bauer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540721673
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) and Innate Immunity written by Stefan Bauer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-11 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overall recent research on TLRs has led to tremendous increase in our understanding of early steps in pathogen recognition and will presumably lead to potent TLR targeting therapeutics in the future. This book reviews and highlights our recent understanding on the function and ligands of TLRs as well as their role in autoimmunity, dendritic cell activation and target structures for therapeutic intervention.

Author : R. Ahmed
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
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Download or read book Persistent Viral Infections written by R. Ahmed and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1999 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persistent Viral Infections Edited by Rafi Ahmed Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, USA and Irvin S. Y. Chen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA During the past decade much of our attention has focused on diseases associated with viral persistence. Major breakthroughs in immunology, and the advent of molecular approaches to study pathogenesis have increased our understanding of the complex virus-host interactions that occur during viral persistence. Persistent Viral Infections focuses on: * The pathogenesis and immunology of chronic infections * Animal models that provide, or have the potential to provide, major insights This volume will be essential reading for virologists, immunologists, oncologists and neurologists.

Author : G. Hartmann
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 3318023485
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innate Immunity: Resistance and Disease-Promoting Principles written by G. Hartmann and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our understanding of the complex innate immune response is increasing rapidly. Its role in the protection against viral or bacterial pathogens is essential for the survival of an organism. However, it is equally important to avoid unregulated inflammation because innate immune responses can cause or promote chronic autoinflammatory diseases such as gout, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes or certain aspects of the metabolic syndrome. In this book leading international experts in the field of innate immunity share their findings, define the ‚state of the art‘ in this field and evaluate how insight into the molecular basis of these diseases could help in the design of new therapies. A tremendous amount of work on the innate immune response has been done over the last fifteen years, culminating in the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine awarded for the discoveries of Toll genes in immunity in flies, membrane-bound Toll-like receptors in mammals, and dendritic cells as initiators of adaptive immunity.