Inflammation
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 341 g
ISBN: 978-3-540-64722-5
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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.
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
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.
