Toxicology of 1--3-beta-glucans : glucans as a marker for fungal exposure
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Shih-Houng Young; Vincent Castranova
- ناشر : Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2005
- شابک / ISBN : 9780415700375
Description
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to the Chemistry and Immunobiology of β -Glucans...........................1 David L. Williams, Douglas W. Lowman, and Harry E. Ensley Chapter 2 Health Effects of (1 → 3)- β -D-Glucans: The Epidemiological Evidence ...............35 Jeroen Douwes Chapter 3 (1 → 3)- β -D-Glucan in the Environment: A Risk Assessment ................................53 Ragnar Rylander Chapter 4 Animal Model of (1 → 3)- β -Glucan-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation in Rats ....65 Shih-Houng Young and Vincent Castranova Chapter 5 β -Glucan Receptor(s) and Their Signal Transduction ............................................95 Yoshiyuki Adachi Chapter 6 Fate of β -Glucans In Vivo : Organ Distribution and Degradation Mechanisms of Fungal β -Glucans in the Body ....................................................109 Noriko N. Miura Chapter 7 Adjuvant Effects of β -Glucans in a Mouse Model for Allergy ...........................127 Heidi Ormstad and Geir Hetland Chapter 8 Endogenous Septic Shock by Combination of β-Glucan and NSAIDs...............143 Naohito Ohno Chapter 9 Particulate and Soluble β-Glucans from Candida albicans Modulate Cytokine Release from Human Leukocytes..........................................................161 Ken-ichi Ishibashi, Yukari Nakagawa, Naohito Ohno, and Toshimi Murai Chapter 10 Detection and Measurement of (1→3)-β-D-Glucan with Limulus Amebocyte Lysate-Based Reagents ......................................................................179 Malcolm A. Finkelman and Hiroshi Tamura Chapter 11 Clinical Utilization of the Measurement of (1→3)-β-D-Glucan in Blood ..........199 Taminori Obayashi Index......................................................................................................................209
