Symposium in Immunology VIII: Inflammation

ISBN-13: 9783540647225 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 208 str.

Martha M. Eibl; Nicola Baxter; Christoph Huber

Opis

This volume, the last in a series of eight proceedings volumes, presents an overview on immunology and inflammation based on a congress held in Budapest in April 1998. It is divided into sections on: basic mechanisms; endo and exotoxins; soluble receptors; and treatment perspectives.

Spis treści

Basic Mechanisms.- Complement and Inflammation.- Role of Phospholipases A2 in Inflammation.- Acivation of NF-?B by Inflammatory Cytokines.- Interaction of the Parasite Echinococcus granulosus with Host Innate Immunity.- Endo- and Exotoxins and Soluble Receptors.- Nitric Oxide, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Circulatory Shock.- Intracellular Protein Modification and Signal Transduction in Response to Lipopolysaccharide.- Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: Chemical Constitution, Endotoxic Activity, and Biological Neutralization.- Membrane-Damaging Toxins and Inflammation.- Treatment Perspectives.- The Interleukin-6 Family: Biological Function of the Soluble Receptors.- IgE-Mediated Allergen Presentation via Fc?RI?? Complexes on Dendritic Antigen-Presenting Cells.- Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg).- Gene Therapeutic Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- Pathology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Molecular and Inflammatory Aspects.