Immunopharmacology Reviews Volume 2

ISBN-13: 9781461380108 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 429 str.

J. W. Hadden; A. Szentivanyi

Opis

'A thoroughly enjoyable and very useful work. As the editors say in their preface, 'we have intended these reviews to be the best by the best'-they make this point very convincingly.' -ASM News, from a review of Volume 1 This series continues to present the most current findings in the field of immune manipulation. Here, twelve chapters provide detailed coverage of cancer, microbial, and allergy immunopharmacology as well as autoimmunity and neuroimmunomodulation.

Spis treści

Introduction: Immunomodulators (J.W. Hadden). Drugs for the Treatment of Inflammation and Autoimmune Disease (J.W. Hadden, R.G. Coffey). Cancer Immunopharmacology: Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy of Human Cancer (J.E. Talmadge). Immunopharmacology of Anticancer Agents (M.J. Ehrke, E. Mihich). Microbial Immunopharmacology: Virusinduced Immunosuppression (T.L. Keadle et al.). Immunotherapy of Microbial Diseases (K.N. Masihi). Allergy Immunopharmacology: Basophils and Mast Cells: Basic Biology and Clinical Significance (J.J. Costa, S.J. Galli). Histamine (R.E. Rocklin, D.J. Beer). Autoimmunity: Biological Interventions in Immune Disease (V. Strand, N. Talal). Neuroimmunomodulation: Neuroendocrineimmune Interactions (N. Fabris). Thymic Endocrinology and Prospects for Treating Thymic Involution (J.W. Hadden). Some Evolutionary, Morphoregulatory and Functional Aspects of the Immune Neuroendocrine Circuitry (A. Szentivanyi et al.). Index.