Wang / Quinn Endotoxins: Structure, Function and Recognition

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-90-481-9078-2
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 415 Seiten

Reihe: Subcellular Biochemistry

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Xiaoyuan

Quinn, Peter J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Structure and Properties of Endotoxins.- Endotoxins: Lipopolysaccharides of Gram-Negative Bacteria.- Purification and Characterization of Lipopolysaccharides.- Endotoxins: Relationship Between Structure, Function, and Activity.- The Diversity of the Core Oligosaccharide in Lipopolysaccharides.- Salmonella-Regulated Lipopolysaccharide Modifications.- The Variation of O Antigens in Gram-Negative Bacteria.- Regulators of TLR4 Signaling by Endotoxins.- Membrane Partitioning: Is Location Everything When It Comes to Endotoxin Recognition?.- Infection, Treatment and Immunity.- Endotoxin Detection – from Limulus Amebocyte Lysate to Recombinant Factor C.- The Role of Endotoxin in Infection: Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni.- The Role of Pseudomonas Lipopolysaccharide in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Infection.- Development of Small-Molecule Endotoxin Sequestering Agents.- Development of an Anti-Endotoxin Vaccine for Sepsis.- Synthetic and Natural TLR4 Agonists as Safe and Effective Vaccine Adjuvants.- Targeting Endotoxin in the Treatment of Sepsis.- Lipopolysaccharides in Rhizobium-Legume Symbioses.- Lipopolysaccharides and Plant Innate Immunity.