The Reticuloendothelial System: A Comprehensive Treatise Volume 9 Hypersensitivity

ISBN-13: 9781468451603 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 487 str.

S. M. Phillips; M. R. Escobar

Opis

This comprehensive treatise on the reticuloendothelial system is a project jointly shared by individual members of the Reticuloendothelial (RE) Society and bio- medical scientists in general who are interested in the intricate system of cells and molecular moieties derived from those cells which constitute the RES. It may now be more fashionable in some quarters to consider these cells as part of what is called the mononuclear phagocytic system or the lymphoreticular sys- tem. Nevertheless, because of historical developments and current interest in the subject by investigators from many diverse areas, it seems advantageous to present in one comprehensive treatise current information and knowledge con- cerning basic aspects of the RES, such as morphology, biochemistry, phylogeny and ontogeny, physiology, and pharmacology as well as clinical areas including immunopathology, cancer, infectious diseases, allergy, and hypersensitivity. It is anticipated that, by presenting information concerning these apparently het- erogeneous topics under the unifying umbrella of the RES, attention will be focused on the similarities as well as interactions among the cell types constitut- ing the RES from the viewpoint of various disciplines. The treatise editors and their editorial board, consisting predominantly of the editors of individual vol- and enormous task umes, are extremely grateful for the enthusiastic cooperation undertaken by members of the biomedical community in general and especially and Japanese Reticuloen- by members of the American as well as European dothelial Societies.

Spis treści

1. Cellular Regulation in Hematopoiesis.- 2. Endothelial Reactions.- 3. Regional Specialization in Antigen Presentation.- 4. Structure and Expression of IgE Receptors.- 5. Interaction of Phagocytic Cells with Immune Complexes of Anaphylactic Antibodies.- 6. Leukocyte Function in Human Allergic Disease.- 7. Complement-Mediated Injury.- 8. Antibody-Mediated Cytotoxicity.- 9. Inflammatory Lymphokines in Hypersensitivity Reactions.- 10. Macrophage Procoagulants, Fibrin Deposition, and the Inflammatory Response.- 11. Leukotrienes.- 12. Cutaneous Basophil Hypersensitivity.- 13. The Nephritogenic Immune Response and Renal Immunopathogenesis: A Progress Report.- 14. Macrophages in Immunoparasitology.