Immune Modulating Agents - Rilegato

Kresina, Thomas F.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0824701038 ISBN 13: 9780824701031

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 1997

Riassunto

Discussing the systemic immune response in the contexts of health, disease, and therapy, this unique resource-the only broadly based book of its kind available on the subject-offers comprehensive examinations of the pathways and agents that affect the human immune response and provides state-of-the-art presentations on practical methods of immune modulation.
Focuses on the immune response and modulation in infectious diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis, and parasitic infections and highlights immune modulating agents in gastrointestinal diseases, sepsis, cancer, and autoimmunity!
Written by over 50 international authorities representing distinguished institutions in nine countries, Immune Modulating Agents

introduces basic immunoregulatory mechanisms as homeostasis

details cytokines, cellular and humoral immune responses, and hematopoiesis

describes neuroendocrine - immune system interactions and the role of psychological stress on immune competence

delineates factors that influence disease susceptibility, including nutrition

covers drug delivery systems, gene therapy, organ transplantation, arthritis treatment, and vaccination strategies

shows how to design clinical trials using immune modulating agents

and more!

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Thomas F. Kresina

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Discussing the systemic immune response in the contexts of health, disease, and therapy, this unique resource-the only broadly based book of its kind available on the subject-offers comprehensive examinations of the pathways and agents that affect the human immune response and provides state-of-the-art presentations on practical methods of immune modulation. Focuses on the immune response and modulation in infectious diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis, and parasitic infections and highlights immune modulating agents in gastrointestinal diseases, sepsis, cancer, and autoimmunity! Written by over 50 international authorities representing distinguished institutions in nine countries, Immune Modulating Agents introduces basic immunoregulatory mechanisms as homeostasis details cytokines, cellular and humoral immune responses, and hematopoiesis describes neuroendocrine - immune system interactions and the role of psychological stress on immune competence delineates factors that influence disease susceptibility, including nutrition covers drug delivery systems, gene therapy, organ transplantation, arthritis treatment, and vaccination strategies shows how to design clinical trials using immune modulating agents and more!

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0824701038
• ISBN 13: 9780824701031
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 576
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania