T cell subsets in infectious and autoimmune diseases

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910877158103321
• 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: 616.9/0479
• Soggetti: T cells; Immunopathology; Communicable diseases - Immunological aspects; Autoimmune diseases - Immunological aspects
• 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.