Clinical immunology: principles and practice

Written and edited by international leaders in the field, this book has, through two best-selling editions, been the place to turn for authoritative answers to your toughest challenges in clinical immunology. Now in full color and one single volume, the 3rd Edition brings you the very latest immunology knowledge - so you can offer your patients the best possible care. The user-friendly book and the fully searchable companion web site give you two ways to find theanswers you need quickly...and regular online updates keep you absolutely current. INDICE: PART 1: Fundamental Principles of the Immune Response1 The human immune response2 Organization of the immune system3 Innate immunity4 Antigen receptor genes, gene products, and co-receptors5 The major histocompatibility complex6 Antigens and antigen processing7 Antigen-presenting cells and antigen presentation8 B-cell development and differentiation9 T-cell development10 Cytokines and cytokine receptors11 Chemokines and chemokine receptors12 Lymphocyteadhesion and trafficking13 T-cell activation and tolerance14 Programmed cell death in lymphocytesPART 2: Host Defense Mechanisms and Inflammation15 Immunoglobulin function16 Regulatory T cells17 Helper T-cell subsets and control of the inflammatory response18 Cytotoxic lymphocyte function and natural killer cells19 Host defenses at mucosal surfaces20 Complement and complement deficiencies21 Phagocytes and phagocyte deficiencies22 Mast cells, basophils and mastocytosis23 Eosinophils and eosinophiliaPART 3: Infection and Immunity24 Immune response to extracellular bacteria25 Immune responses to intracellular bacteria26 Immune responses to spirochetes27 Immune responses to viruses28 I mmune responses to protozoans29 Immune responses to helminthsPART 4: Immunologic Deficiencies30 Evaluation of the immunodeficient patient31 Infections in the immunocompromised host32 Development of the fetal and neonatal immune system33 Aging and the immune system34 Primary antibody deficiencies35 Primary T-cell immunodeficiencies36 Inherited disorders of IFN-and#947;-, IFN-and#945;/and#946;-, andNF-and#954;B-mediated immunity37 HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome38 Immunodeficiency due to congenital, metabolic, infectious,surgical,and environmental factorsPART 5: Allergic Diseases39 Pathogenesis of asthma40Management of the asthmatic patient41 Rhinitis and sinusitus42 Urticaria, angiodema, and anaphylaxis43 Allergic reactions to stinging and biting insects44 Atopic and contact dermatitis45 Food allergy46 Eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders (EGID )47 Allergic disorders of the eye48 Drug hypersensitivity49 Occupational and environmental allergic disordersPART 6: Systemic ImmuneDiseases50 Mechanisms of autoimmunity51 S ystemic lupus erythematosus52 Rheumatoid arthritis53 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis54 Sjögrens syndrome55 Systemicsclerosis56 Inflammatory muscle diseases57 Spondyloarthritis58 Small- and medium-vessel primary vasculitis59 Large-vessel vasculitides60 Autoinflammatory fever syndromes61 Antiphospholipid syndromePART 7: Organ Specific Inflammatory Disease62 Immunohematologic disorders63 Bullous diseases of the skin and mucous membranes64 Myasthenia gravis65 Multiple sclerosis66 Autoimmune peripheral neuropathies67 Immunologic renal diseases68 Inflammation and atherothrombosis69Autoimmune thyroid diseases70 Diabetes and related autoimmune diseases71 Immunologic lung diseases72 Sarcoidosis73 Immunologic ocular disease74 Immunologicdisease of the gastrointesinal tract75 Inflammatory hepatobiliary cirrhosisPART 8: Neoplasia and the Immune System76 Lymphoid leukemias77 Lymphomas including Hodgkin lymphoma78 Monoclonal gammopathies79 Tumor immunology and immunotherapyPART 9: Transplantation80 Concepts and challenges in transplantation: rejection,immunosuppression and tolerance81 Challenges and potentials of xenotransplantation82 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for malignant diseases83 Stem cell transplantation and immune reconstitutionin immunodeficiency84 Thymic reconstitutionPART 10: Prevention and Therapy of Immunologic Diseases85 Immunoglobulin therapy: replacement and immunomodulation86 Gene transfer therapy of immunologic diseases87 Glucocorticoids88 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs89 Antihistamines90 Immunomodulating pharmaceuticals91 Protein kinase antagonists as therapeutic agents for immunologicaland inflammatory disorders92 Vaccines93 Immunotherapy of allergic disease94 Cytokine therapy95 Monoclonal antibodies and fusion proteinsPART 11: Diagnostic Immunology96 Assessment of proteins of the immune system97 Flow cytometry98 Assessment of functional immune responses99 Assessment of neutrophil function100 Assessment of human allergic diseases101 Molecular methodsApendices1 Selected CD molecules and their characteristics2 Laboratory reference values3 Chemokines4 Cytokines

• ISBN: 978-0-323-04404-2
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1616
• Fecha Publicación: 18/04/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés