Liver Immunology Principles and Practice /
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with, among other things, the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease; malfunctions of the immune system in immunologica...
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Totowa, NJ :
Humana Press : Imprint: Humana,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-518-3 |
Table of Contents:
- Contemporary Liver Immunology and Immunopathology
- Contemporary Liver Immunology and Immunopathology
- A Short Primer on Fundamental Immunology
- Role and Function of Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells
- Innate Immune Mechanisms in the Liver
- Antigen Processing and Presentation in the Liver
- Adaptive Immunity in the Liver
- Hepatic NK, NKT, and T Cells
- Cytokines in Liver Health and Disease
- Prevalence and Significance of Autoantibodies in Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- The Role of Inflammation and Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Liver Fibrosis
- Clinical Use of Immunopathology Techniques in Liver Diseases
- Tumor Immunology
- Bacterial, Parasitic, and Viral Infections of the Liver
- Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Bacterial and Parasite Infections
- Immune Response to Hepatitis A and E Viruses
- Role of the Immune Response in Hepatitis B
- Immune Responses in Acute and Chronic Hepatitis C
- Immunopathogenesis of Extrahepatic Manifestations in HAV, HBV, and HCV Infections
- Autoimmune Liver Diseases
- Immunogenetics of Autoimmune Liver Disease
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Autoimmune Cholangitis
- Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Unique Aspects of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children
- Overlap Syndromes of Autoimmune Hepatitis With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Animal Models of Autoimmune Liver Diseases
- Alcoholic And Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases
- The Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Immunomodulation Therapy for Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Role of Immune Response in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Acute Liver Failure
- Mechanisms of Acute Liver Failure
- Hepatotoxicity of Medications
- Immune Mechanisms in Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity
- Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases Induced by Drugs or Xenobiotics
- Transplantation
- Clinical Use of Immunosuppressive Drugs to Control the Immune Response
- Hepatic Complications of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
- Acute and Chronic Rejection of the Liver Allograft
- Immunological Tolerance in Allo- and Xenografts
- Autoimmune Diseases in Transplanted Livers
- Immunopathogenesis and Outcomes of Recurrent Hepatitis C.