John D. Lambris • George Hajishengallis Editors 2012 Recent and emerging evidence shows that innate immunity is not simply providing first-line defense against infection or other types of insult. Innate immune mechanisms are critically involved in the development of adaptive immunity and additionally regulate diverse physiological and homeostatic processes, such as synapse maturation in the central nervous system, angiogenesis, […]
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Julio Aliberti Editor 2012 Upon infection, pathogen and host perform a complex interaction that ultimately aims to achieve elimination of the invading microbe with the least amount of damage to host tissues and organs. Interestingly, both sides of this equation co-evolved several mechanisms that mediate pathogen recognition, initiation and expansion of immune responses, neutralization of toxic elements and elimination […]
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Asghar Aghamohammadi • Nima Rezaei Editors 2012 A Problem-Solving Approach Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders, characterized by different defects in the development and function of the immune system. These defects render a patient susceptible to a variety of infectious diseases.
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Katharina Spanel-Borowski 2012 Morphological Dynamics and Potential Role of Innate Immunity The ovary is an organ with high tissue plasticity because of the growth, rupture, and atresia of follicles and the cyclic formation and decay of the corpus luteum (CL). The impressive dynamics in the ovary are especially evident in species of young reproductive age, but may […]
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Ian M. Gould • Jos W. M. van der Meer Editors 2012 Controlling Hospital Acquired Infection Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an increasing problem worldwide and need to be addressed urgently. In the European Union, about 7% of patients in acute care hospitals experience HAIs; recent analysis discloses an even higher prevalence in developing countries.
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Andrew R. Pachner 2012 Neuroimmunologists deal with the nervous system and the immune system, both of which are giant, complex communication networks. One would think that we would be excellent communicators ourselves, but we have not communicated well with individuals outside our field.
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Graham Hughes • Shirish Sangle Simon Bowman 2014
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Ping Wang Editor 2014 Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor-factor 8 (MFG-E8), also known as breast epithelial antigen (BA46) or lactadherin, is a cysteine rich secretory glycoprotein, cloned by Dr. Gordon Parry from the University of California, in 1990 as a mammary epithelial cell surface protein. This protein contains two epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domains at […]
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Cedrik Michael Britten Sebastian Kreiter • Mustafa Diken Hans-Georg Rammensee Editors 2014 This book is a tribute to Professor Dr. Christoph Huber and his lifetime achievements. It is also a testimony to the scientific and medical progress in the growing field of immuno-oncology which is about to improve the standard of care for cancer patients. […]
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Kathleen M. Gilbert • Sarah J. Blossom Editors 2014 This book is designed to highlight the best-characterized aspects of trichloroethylene (TCE) toxicity. These include both cancer and non-cancer endpoints. Epidemiologic data concerning the effects of TCE on human health are presented, as well as results obtained in animal models. When available, mechanistic information was provided, and future research directions […]
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