GI Microbiota and Regulation of the Immune System

Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Huffnagle, Gary B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Noverr, Mairi. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09550-9
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of Gut Immunology
  • The Commensal Microbiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Overview of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota
  • Effects of Microbiota on GI Health: Gnotobiotic Research
  • Positive Interactions with the Microbiota: Probiotics
  • Negative Interactions with the Microbiota: IBD
  • Diet, Immunity and Functional Foods
  • Host-Microbe Communication within the GI Tract
  • Host-Microbe Symbiosis: The Squid-Vibrio Association—A Naturally Occurring, Experimental Model of Animal/Bacterial Partnerships
  • The “Microflora Hypothesis” of Allergic Disease
  • The Damage-Response Framework of Microbial Pathogenesis and Infectious Diseases.