Category: Immunology

Angiogenesis and Vascularisation – Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Diseases

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Jo´ zef Dulak • Alicja Jo´ zkowicz • Agnieszka Łoboda Editors 2013   There is no vertebrate life without blood vessels and blood circulation. Therefore, formation of blood vessels is strictly connected with the continuous well-being of human during development and adult life, and finally, disturbed—impaired or exaggerated—angiogenesis leads to development or aggravation of disease. Understanding the mechanisms of […]

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Diabetes and Viruses

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Keith W. Taylor ● Heikki Hyöty Antonio Toniolo ● Arie J. Zuckerman Editors 2013 While the term “the global epidemic of diabetes” is used frequently both by the popular media and in the medical literature, it is not used in the context of infection. The late Keith Taylor re fl ects on the historical background […]

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Complement Therapeutics

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John D. Lambris • V. Michael Holers • Daniel Ricklin Editors 2013 The past decade has witnessed a new surge in the development of complement-targeted therapeutics, fueled by the successful launch of the fi rst complement pathway-specific inhibitors and the discovery of both orphan and highly prevalent diseases with contributions from complement. Apart from offering […]

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Astrovirus Research – Essential Ideas, Everyday Impacts, Future Directions

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Astrovirus Research

Stacey Schultz-Cherry Editor 2013 Since the discovery of astroviruses in 1975, the astrovirus fi eld has continued to make new and exciting discoveries. Although typically overshadowed by other enteric viruses like rotavirus and norovirus, astroviruses are increasingly recognized as a major source for outbreaks of gastroenteritis and diarrhea in animals, including humans and birds worldwide. […]

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