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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583071203321

Autore

Galili Uri

Titolo

The natural anti-gal antibody as foe turned friend in medicine / / Uri Galili

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

0-12-813363-5

0-12-813362-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

612.11822

Soggetti

Antigen-antibody reactions

Antigens - Analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Anti-gal in humans and its antigen the [alpha]-gal epitope -- Why do we produce anti-gal -- Anti-gal comprises most of anti-blood group b antibodies -- Anti-gal interaction with Trypansoma, Leishmania, and Plasmodium parasites -- Anti-gal b cells are tolerized by a [alpha]-gal epitopes in the absence of t cell help -- Anti-gal and other immune barriers in xenotransplantation -- Anti-gal IgE mediates allergies to red meat -- Anti-gal and autoimmunity -- Anti-gal-mediated amplification of viral vaccine efficacy -- Cancer immunotherapy by anti-gal-mediated in situ conversion of tumors into autologous vaccines -- Anti-gal as cancer cell destroying antibody and as antibiotics targeted by [alpha]-gal bifunctional molecules -- Acceleration of wound and burn healing by anti-gal/[alpha]-gal nanoparticles interaction -- Anti-gal and anti-non gal antibodies in regeneration of extracellular matrix bio-implants -- Post infarction regeneration of ischemic myocardium by intramyocardial injection of [alpha]-gal nanoparticles -- Regeneration of injured spinal cord and peripheral nerves by [alpha]-gal nanoparticles -- Inhalation of [alpha]-gal/sialic acid liposomes for decreasing influenza virus infection.