Revival: Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions (1992)

ISBN-13: 9781138550155 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 310 str.

Timothy R. Billiar; Ronald D. Curran

Opis

Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell Interactions presents a comprehensive discussion of historical and recent information regarding this diverse field of research.

Spis treści

Section I - The Normal Liver. 1. The Origin of Kupffer Cells and Their Anatomic Relationship to Hepatocytes. 2. Modes of Communication between Kupffer Cells and Hepatocytes Under Normal and Pathological Conditions. 3. Experimental Models for Studying the Interaction of Kupffer Cells and Hepatocytes. Section II - Nonseptic pathologic States. 4. Antitumor Defense System of the Liver. 5. Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease. 6. Viral Infections and Hepatitis. 7. Role of Macrophages and Endothelial Cells in Hepatotoxicity. 8. Liver Alloimmunity. 9. Nonparenchymal Cell and Hepatocyte Interaction in Antimalarial Activity: A Central Role for Nitric Oxide. Section III - The Liver in Sepsis. 10. Regulation of Kupffer Cell Activation. 11. The Role of Kupffer Cells in Control of Acute Phase Protein Synthesis. 12. The Changes in Hepatic Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Sepsis.