Immunopharmacology Reviews Volume 2

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4613-8010-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 429 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 667 g

'A thoroughly enjoyable and very useful work. As the editors say in their preface, 'we have intended these reviews to be the best by the best'-they make this point very convincingly.' - , from a review of Volume 1 This series continues to present the most current findings in the field of immune manipulation. Here, twelve chapters provide detailed coverage of cancer, microbial, and allergy immunopharmacology as well as autoimmunity and neuroimmunomodulation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hadden, J.W.

Szentivanyi, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Introduction.- 1 Immunomodulators.- 2 Drugs for the Treatment of Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease.- II. Cancer Immunopharmacology.- 3 Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy of Human Cancer.- 4 Immunopharmacology of Anticancer Agents.- III. Microbial Immunopharmacology.- 5 Virus-Induced Immunosuppression.- 6 Immunotherapy of Microbial Diseases.- IV. Allergy Immunopharmacology.- 7 Basophils and Mast Cells: Basic Biology and Clinical Significance.- 8 Histamine.- V. Autoimmunity.- 9 Biologic Interventions in Autoimmune Diseases.- VI. Neuroimmunomodulation.- 10 Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions.- 11 Thymic Endocrinology and Prospects for Treating Thymic Involution.- 12 Some Evolutionary, Morphoregulatory, and Functional Aspects of the Immune-Neuroendocrine Circuitry.