Rheumatic diseases : immunological mechanisms and prospects for new therapies /

Rheumatic diseases : immunological mechanisms and prospects for new therapies /

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Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 288 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Rheumatism -- Immunological aspects.
Rheumatic Diseases.
Rheumatism -- Immunological aspects.
Electronic book.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11132546
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Other authors / contributors:Gaston, J. S. Hill (John Stanley Hill), 1952-
ISBN:0511065906
9780511065903
0511068034
9780511068034
0511116780
9780511116780
9780521593274
0521593271
0521593271
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:This authoritative new volume provides a wide-ranging account of the immunological mechanisms that underlie many rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and SLE, and the development of effective and rational new therapies for their treatment.
Other form:Print version: Rheumatic diseases. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521593271
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Implications of advances in immunology for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of rheumatic diseases
  • Ch. 2. The role of T cells in autoimmune disease
  • Ch. 3. The role of MHC antigens in autoimmunity
  • Ch. 4. B cells: formation and structure of autoantibodies
  • Ch. 5. The role of CD40 in immune responses
  • Ch. 6. Manipulation of the T cell immune system via CD28 and CTLA-4
  • Ch. 7. Lymphocyte antigen receptor signal transduction
  • Ch. 8. The role of adhesion mechanisms in inflammation
  • Ch. 9. The regulation of apoptosis in the rheumatic disorders.
  • Ch. 10. The role of monokines in arthritis
  • Ch. 11. T lymphocyte subsets in relation to autoimmune disease
  • Ch. 12. Complement receptors.

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