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Main description:
In the post genomic era, understanding of the innate immune system is enriched by findings on the specificity of innate immune reactions as well as to novel functions that do not strictly correlate with immunological defense and surveillance, immune modulation or inflammation. This volume covers natural killer cells, mast cells, phagocytes, toll-like receptors, complement, host defense in plants and invertebrates, evasion strategies of microorganisms, pathophysiology, protein structures, design of therapeutics, and experimental approaches.
Contents:
Toll-like Receptors, Natural Killer Cells and Innate Immunity.- In the Thick of the Fray: NK Cells in Inflamed Tissues.- Structural Insight into Natural Killer T Cell Receptor Recognition of CD1d.- The Journey of Toll-like Receptors in the Cell.- Differential Regulation of Key Signaling Molecules in Innate Immunity and Human Diseases.- Systems Biology of Macrophages.- The Alternative Pathway of Complement: a Pattern Recognition System.- Role of MBL-associated Serine Protease (MASP) On Activation of the Lectin Complement Pathway.- Viral Heparin-Binding Complement Inhibitors - A Recurring Theme.- C3a Receptors Signaling in Mast Cells.- Antimicrobial C3a -Biology, Biophysics, and Evolution.- C5L2 - an Anti-inflammatory Molecule or a Receptor for Acylation Stimulating Protein (C3a-desArg)?.- The Exosporium of B.cereus Contains a Binding Site for gC1qR/p33: Implication in Spore Attachment and/or Entry.- Immunity in Borreliosis with Special Emphasis on the Role of Complement.- Murine CR1/2 Targeted Antigenized Single-Chain Antibody Fragments Induce Transient Low Affinity Antibodies and Negatively Influence an Ongoing Immune Response.- The Third Complement Component as Modulator of Platelet Production.- In Vivo Biological Responses in the Presence or Absence of C3.- Complement Activation of Drusen in Primate Model (Macaca fascicularis) for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- Exploring the Complement Interaction Network Using Surface Plasmon Resonance.- Glycosylation as a Target for Recognition of Influenza Viruses by the Innate Immune System.- Immune Effects of Autoantigen-Associated RNA.- Induction and Evasion of the Type I Interferon Response by Cytomegaloviruses.- Pore Formers of the Immune System.- Pathogen-Specific Innate Immune Response.- Flagellin Signalling in Plant Immunity.- Ancient Origin of the Complement System: Emerging Invertebrate Models.- Biological Roles of Lectins in Innate Immunity: Molecular and Structural Basis for Diversity in Self/Non-Self Recognition.- Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry:Potential for Investigating Innate Immunity Proteins.
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Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Publication date: August, 2007
Pages: 460
Weight: 1810g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Immunology, Infectious Diseases
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