Immune Mediated Diseases: From Theory to Therapy

ISBN-13: 9781441924605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 458 str.

Michael R. Shurin; Yuri S. Smolkin

Opis

This volume includes contributions from the speakers of the Second IMD Congress (September 10-15, 2007; Moscow, Russia) who were eager to share some of the academic and clinical enthusiasm that defines the IMD meetings. The goal of the International Immune-Mediated Diseases: From Theory to Therapy (IMD) Congress is to bring the world's best immunologists and clinicians to Moscow.

Spis treści

Immune-Mediated Diseases.- Immune-Mediated Diseases: Where Do We Stand?.- Immunodeficiencies: News and Updates.- The Four Most Common Pediatric Immunodeficiencies.- Immune Dysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy, X-Linked Inheritance: Model for Autoaggression.- DiGeorge Syndrome/Velocardiofacial Syndrome: The Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.- Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiencies: Molecular Basis, Clinical Findings, and Therapeutic Options.- Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome.- Neutrophil Activity in Chronic Granulomatous Disease.- Mycobacterial Infections in Primary Immunodeficiency Patients.- Allergy and Autoimmunity: Prevention or Treatment?.- SLE 1, 2, 3…Genetic Dissection of Lupus.- Network of Myeloid and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Atopic Dermatitis.- Peptide-Based Therapy in Lupus: Promising Data.- Reduced Number and Function of CD4+ CD25 high FoxP3 + Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Tumor Immunity in New Dimensions.- Role of Altered Expression of HLA Class I Molecules in Cancer Progression.- Intrathymic Selection: New Insight into Tumor Immunology.- Crosstalk Between Apoptosis and Antioxidants in Melanoma Vasculogenic Mimicry.- Immunological Role of Dendritic Cells in Cervical Cancer.- Sensitizing Tumor Cells to Immune-Mediated Cytotoxicity.- Inhibition of Dendritic Cell Generation and Function by Serum from Prostate Cancer Patients: Correlation with Serum-Free PSA.- Immunomodulators.- Alarmins Initiate Host Defense.- Gangliosides as Immunomodulators.- Functional Changes of Macrophages Induced by Dimeric Glycosaminylmuramyl Pentapeptide.- New Insights in Immune Regulation.- Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells.- The Lytic NK Cell Immunological Synapse and Sequential Steps in Its Formation.- Infective, Neoplastic, and Homeostatic Sequelae of the Loss of Perforin Function in Humans.- Natural Killer T (NKT) Cell Subsets in Chlamydial Infections.- Memory T Cells in Allograft Rejection.- Differences in Dendritic Cell Activation and Distribution After Intravenous, Intraperitoneal, and Subcutaneous Injection of Lymphoma Cells in Mice.- Role of IL-1-Mediated Inflammation in Tumor Angiogenesis.- News in Immunodiagnostics and Immunomonitoring.- New Approaches for Monitoring CTL Activity in Clinical Trials.- Serum Levels of Soluble HLA and IL-2R Molecules in Patients with Urogenital Chlamydia Infection.- Evaluation of Suspected Immunodeficiency.- Frequently Ill Children.- Evaluation of Bactericidal Activity of Human Biological Fluids by Flow Cytofluorimetry.- Immunotherapy and Vaccines.- Rational Development of Antigen-Specific Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes.- Interleukin-7 Immunotherapy.- Transmembrane Interactions as Immunotherapeutic Targets: Lessons from Viral Pathogenesis.- Tumor Cell Vaccines.- T Cell Tolerance to Tumors and Cancer Immunotherapy.- Herpes Simplex Virus: Treatment with Antimicrobial Peptides.- Vaccine Containing Natural TLR Ligands Protects from Salmonella typhimurium Infection in Mice and Acute Respiratory Infections in Children.- Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Melanoma Patients Treated with Dendritic Cell Vaccines.- Cell Technologies in Immunotherapy of Cancer.- Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoid-Based Drugs.- Micro- and Nanoparticle-Based Vaccines for Hepatitis B.- Mast Cells, T Cells, and Inhibition by Luteolin: Implications for the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.