Advances in immunology.. Volume 105
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Frederick W Alt
- ناشر : London : Academic
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
- شابک / ISBN : 9780123813022.
Description
1. Leprosy as a Model 2 2. Recognition of M. leprae by the Innate Immune System 4 2.1. Toll-like receptor 2/1 (TLR2/1) 4 2.2. TLR2 and TLR1 SNPs 7 2.3. Other TLRs and PRRs 7 3. Phagocytosis of Mycobacteria 8 3.1. Evasion of phagosome–lysosomal fusion by mycobacteria 8 3.2. Pathogenic foam cell formation in mycobacterial infection 9 4. Antimicrobial Activity 11 4.1. Vitamin D and innate immunity 11 4.2. Divergence of macrophage phagocytic and antimicrobial programs in leprosy 12 5. Dendritic Cell Function in Leprosy 14 Acknowledgments 16 References 16
Presents the developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. This title includes articles that address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities
