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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144741203321

Titolo

T cell subsets in infectious and autoimmune diseases [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1995

ISBN

1-282-34794-2

9786612347948

0-470-51484-1

0-470-51485-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 195

Altri autori (Persone)

ChadwickDerek

CardewGail

Disciplina

616.9

616.904797

Soggetti

T cells

Immunopathology

Communicable diseases - Immunological aspects

Autoimmune diseases - Immunological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Editors: Derek Chadwick (Organizer) and Gail Cardew"--p. v.

Based on a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London 7-9 March, 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

T CELL SUBSETS IN INFECTIOUS AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Differentiation and tolerance of CD4+ T lymphocytes; Reversal of polarized T helper 1 and T helper 2 cell populations in murine leishmaniasis; General discussion I; Differentiation of subsets of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells; Role for CD30 antigen in human T helper 2-type responses; Regulation of T lymphocyte subsets; General discussion II; Induction and regulation of host cell-mediated immunity by Toxoplasma gondii; The development of effector T cell subsets in rnurine Leishmania major infection

T cells and cytokines in intracellular bacterial infections: experiences with Mycobacterium bovis BCGGeneral discussion Ill; Cytokines in immune regulation/ pathogenesis in HIV infection; Regulation of CD4+



T cell differentiation1; The role of subsets of CD4+ T cells in autoimmunity1; Signalling events in the anergy induction of T helper 1 cells1; The two faces of interleukin 12: a pro-inflammatory cytokine and a key immunoregulatory molecule produced by antigen-presenting celIs; Interleukin 15 and its receptor; Nitric oxide in infectious and autoimmune diseases; Final discussion

Index of contributorsSubject index

Sommario/riassunto

T cells are a specialized population of immune cells that aid the immune system in combating various types of invading pathogens. This book presents up-to-the-minute data on the role of T cells in autoimmune diseases.