Immune Functions of the Vessel Wall

Goran K Hansson, Peter Libby (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

1996 | 1. A.
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-3-7186-5891-6 (ISBN)

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Until recently, the vascular system was perceived as inert, and immunology and vascular biology were seen as unrelated disciplines. However, research has now shown that much of the work of the immune system occurs within the vascular canals and there is constant interaction between the immunocompetent cells and the vessel wall. This volume summarizes the manifold interactions between the endothelium and the immune response system and includes important sections examining the immunopathology involved in various forms of vascular damage, particularly atherosclerosis.

Endothelium as an antigen presenting cell; antigen presentation by brain microvascular smooth muscle; vascular cells produce and respond to cytokines; chemokines in vascular pathophysiology; immuno-pathological approaches to clarify the ethiopathogenesis of systemic arteritis; the role of autoimmunity to myeloid lyosomal enzymes in the pathogenesis of vasculitis; humoral immunity and vascular injury in the pathogenesis of discordant xenograft rejection; immune responses in atherosclerosis; autoimmunity to oxidized lipoproteins; the role of heat shock protein 65/60 in the initial immune-mediated stages of atherosclerosis.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.12.1996
Zusatzinfo	Farb., s/w. Abb.
Verlagsort	Chur
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	580 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	3-7186-5891-7 / 3718658917
ISBN-13	978-3-7186-5891-6 / 9783718658916
Zustand	Neuware