Developing Costimulatory Molecules for Immunotherapy of Diseases

ISBN-13: 9780128025857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 322 str.

Mir, Manzoor Ahmad

Opis

Developing Costimulatory Molecules for Immunotherapy of Diseases highlights the novel concept of reverse costimulation and how it can be effectively exploited to develop immunotherapy using either humanized antibodies against CD80, CD86, and other costimulatory molecules or CD28 fusinogenic proteins in the treatment of diseases, including allergies, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus nephritis, severe psoriasis, vulgaris tuberculosis, thopoid, transplantation therapeutic, cancer, and inflammation. The text aims to provide the latest information on the complex roles and interactions within the CD28 and B7 costimulatory families, with the hope that targeting these families will yield new therapies for the treatment of inflammation, autoimmunity, transplantation, cancer, and other infectious diseases.

• Highlights the novel concept of reverse costimulation and how it can be effectively exploited to develop immunotherapy
• Provides the latest information on the complex roles and interactions within the CD28 and B7 costimulatory families
• Targets new therapies for the treatment of inflammation, autoimmunity, transplantation, cancer, and other infectious diseases

Recenzje

"...a solid framework to understand costimulation and its role in selected diseases...best serves as a fundamental review of costimulation with clinical correlates for the basic-science researcher." --Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction to costimulation and costimulatory molecules Chapter 2. Concept of reverse costimulation and its role in diseasesChapter 3. Costimulation immunotherapy in infectious diseasesChapter 4. Costimulation immunotherapy in allergies and asthmaChapter 5. Costimulation immunotherapy in lymphomas and cancerChapter 6. T cell costimulation and its applications in diseases

O autorze

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Mir holds Master's Degree in Zoology from HNBG Central University and after qualifying prestigious National level CSIR-JRF-NET examination he worked jointly for his Ph. D at Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi and CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology Chandigarh in the field of Immunology. His basic research interests include Cancer Biology, Combination therapy in Breast Cancer, molecular immunology and Tuberculosis immunology. He has published more than 50 high-impact research papers and book chapters, in recognition of which he has received several awards and Royalties from international publishing houses. Dr. Manzoor has authored more than 15 books with international publishers like Elsevier USA and Nova Science Publisher USA, Bentham Sciences, IGI Global, Springer-Nature. He is on the editorial board and Reviewer of some prestigious journals like DOVE medical press, Springer Plus, Cancer Biomarkers, Frontiers, Plos etc and has been an invited speaker at various scientific meetings/conferences within India and abroad. He is member of many scientific organizations and societies like American Association of Cancer Research, Fellow of Royal British Society, International Immunology Association, Indian Cancer Society, Indian Immunology Society, Indian National Science Association, IMMUNOCON etc. Dr Manzoor was awarded Teachers Associate Research Excellence Fellowship (TARE) by DST Govt of India. He has been awarded Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP-2019) by Indian Academy of Sciences and National Science Academy. He was awarded a research project on combination therapy in breast cancer by J&K Science Technology and Innovation. Dr Manzoor has developed Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) in Immunology course and Endocrinology course for UG students sanctioned by UGC-Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) SWAYAM Ministry of HRD Govt of India. He has research and teaching experience of 15 years. He currently teaches Cancer Biology, and Immunology at the Department of Bioresources, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir. He is presently heading the Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir.