Molecular mechanisms of fever /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:New York, N.Y. : New York Academy of Sciences, 1998.
Description:xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 856
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3500753
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Kluger, Matthew J., 1946-
Bartfai, Tamas.
Dinarello, Charles A.
New York Academy of Sciences.
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute.
ISBN:1573311332 (alk. paper)
1573311340 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:"This volume is a result of a conference entitled "Molecular mechanisms of fever" sponsored jointly by the New York Academy of Sciences and the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute and held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 2-4,1997"--p. v.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also available on the Internet.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I.. Cytokines Involved in Fever
  • Interleukin-1[beta], Interleukin-18, and the Interleukin-1[beta] Converting Enzyme
  • Interleukin-11. A gp130 Cytokine
  • Immunomodulatory Properties of Interferon-[gamma]. An Update
  • IL-6 and IL-1[beta] in Fever. Studies Using Cytokine-Deficient (Knockout) Mice
  • Delineation of the Proinflammatory Cytokine Cascade in Fever Induction
  • Part II.. Endogenous Antipyretics
  • Vasopressin-Induced Antipyresis. Sex- and Experience-Dependent Febrile Response
  • Peptide Modulation of Fever and Inflammation within the Brain
  • Role of IL-10 in Inflammation. Studies Using Cytokine Knockout Mice
  • Part III.. Central Nervous System Involvement in Fever
  • Prostaglandin E[subscript 2] in the Pathogenesis of Fever. An Update
  • Cytokines and Fever. Mechanisms and Sites of Action
  • Neurobiological Basis of Fever
  • Afferent Pathways of Pyrogen Signaling
  • Hypothalamic Neurons. Mechanisms of Sensitivity to Temperature
  • Tolerance to Pyrogens
  • Part IV.. Related Sickness Behavior
  • Molecular Basis of Sickness Behavior
  • Individual Variation in Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Responsiveness of Rats to Endotoxin and Interleukin-1[beta]
  • Sleep. A Physiologic Role for IL-1[beta] and TNF-[alpha]
  • Cytokine-Induced Anorexia. Behavioral, Cellular, and Molecular Mechanisms
  • Part V.. Thermogenesis and Heat Stroke
  • Brown Adipose Tissue. More Than an Effector of Thermogenesis?
  • Heat Tolerance. A Role for Fever?
  • Heat Shock Proteins and the Inflammatory Response
  • Part VI.. Fever in Infection and Inflammation
  • Benefits and Risks of Antipyretic Therapy
  • Part VII.. Adaptive Value of Pyrogenic Cytokines
  • Role of Fever in Disease
  • Adaptive Interactions between Cytokines and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
  • Proinflammatory Cytokines and Treatment of Disease
  • Part VIII.. Poster Papers
  • Relationship between Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist during the Development of Fever in the Rat
  • Effect of Galactosamine, an Inhibitor of Hepatic Protein Synthesis, on Endotoxin-Induced Fever and Pyrogenic Tolerance
  • Cytokine Interaction with the Menstrual Cycle during Cold Stress and Exercise
  • Anterior Hypothalamic Interleukin-1 Receptors Are Involved in Mediation of Fever during Bacterial Sepsis in Rats
  • Effect of Mu-Selective Opioid Antagonists on MIP-1[beta] and IL-1[beta]-Induced Fever
  • Proinflammatory Cytokines in the Adverse Systemic and Neurologic Effects Associated with Parenteral Injection of a Whole Cell Pertussis Vaccine
  • Electron Microscopic Evidence for Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Brain Endothelial Cells
  • Morphine Suppresses Development of Fever to Lipopolysaccharide in Rats
  • Desflurane Anesthesia Inhibits Fever in Humans
  • Febrile Response Induced by Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) in Rats
  • Bilateral Lesion of Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Abolishes Fever Induced by Endotoxin and Bardykinin in Rats
  • Vagus Nerve in Fever. Recent Developments
  • Interleukin-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-[alpha] during Fever Induced by Bacterial Infection
  • Explosive Increase in Na[superscript +] Entry to Acidified Cells at Elevated Temperature. Evidence for the Energy Depletion Model of Heat Stroke?
  • Index of Contributors