GI Microbiota and Regulation of the Immune System - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1489988165 ISBN 13: 9781489988164

Casa editrice: Springer, 2014

Riassunto

This book covers current trends in the investigation of GI microbiota. It examines the relationship between the microbiota and the immune system from a variety of angles.

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Informazioni sull?autore

<p><strong>Gary B. Huffnagle</strong>, PhD, is a Professor of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary</p><p>Diseases) and Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Medical</p><p>School. He holds a BS in microbiology from Pennsylvania State University and a</p><p>PhD in immunology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.</p><p>In addition to conducting research, he teaches undergraduate and graduate classes</p><p>in eukaryotic microbiology, microbial symbiosis and experimental immunology</p><p>at the University of Michigan. Dr. Huffnagle’s research focuses on the regulation</p><p>of pulmonary immunity to infectious agents and allergens. In the past 5 years, his</p><p>attention has turned to the role of the indigenous microbiota in immune system</p><p>functioning, as well as the role of probiotics in animal and human health. He has</p><p>been awarded research grants from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute</p><p>(NHL BI), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the Francis</p><p>Families Foundation and the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund. Dr. Huffnagle serves or</p><p>has served on editorial boards for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)</p><p>and the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), as well as on advisory and</p><p>review panels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).</p><p><strong>Mairi C. Nove rr</strong>, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Immunology and</p><p>Microbiology at Wayne State University Medical School. She earned a BA in biology</p><p>from Kalamazoo College in 1996 and a PhD in microbiology and immunology</p><p>from the University of Michigan in 2002. Dr. Noverr’s current research focuses on</p><p>investigating mechanisms of immunomodulation by the opportunistic yeast Candida</p><p>albicans during host-pathogen interactions and how interactions with other members</p><p>of the microbiota influence these interactions. Her laboratory is investigating</p><p>signaling compounds called oxylipins that are produced by both Candida and the</p><p>host, which can influence the microbiology of the fungus and the activity of host</p><p>immune system cells. Projects in the laboratory include molecular characterization</p><p>of the fungal oxylipin biosynthetic pathways and determining the effects of oxylipins</p><p>during Candida pathogenesis, in modulating host immune cell function, and</p><p>during fungal-bacterial interactions. She has been awarded research funding from</p><p>the Francis Families Foundation.</p>

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1489988165
• ISBN 13: 9781489988164
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 168
• Redattore: Huffnagle Gary B., Noverr Mairi
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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