Immunobiology of Bacterial CpG-DNA /

Bacterial CpG-DNA sequences not only serve for genetic information but act as "danger" signal to alert immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells. CpG-DNA directly causes activation of these members of the innate immune system yielding in up-regulation of co-stimulatory molecules...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wagner, Hermann
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000.
Series:Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 247.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Mechanism of Action of CpG DNA
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides with 5'-ACGT-3' or 5'-TCGA-3' Sequence Induced Production of Interferons
  • Macrophage Activation by Immunostimulatory DNA
  • Consequences of Bacterial CpG DNA-Driven Activation of Antigen-Presenting Cells
  • Signal Transduction Pathways Activated by CpG-DNA
  • CpG DNA Co-Stimulated Antigen-Reactive T Cells
  • Role of Type I Interferons in T Cell Activation Induced by CpG DNA
  • Hematopoietic Remodelling Triggered by CpG DNA
  • CpG DNA Augments the Immunogenicity of Plasmid DNA Vaccines
  • The Role of Bacterial DNA in Autoantibody Induction
  • CpG DNA in Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Use of CpG DNA for Enhancing Specific Immune Responses
  • Immunostimulatory-Sequence DNA is an Effective Mucosal Adjuvant
  • CpG DNA Switches on Th1 Immunity and Modulates Antigen-Presenting Cell Function
  • Effects of CpG DNA on Th1/Th2 Balance in Asthma
  • Responses of Human B Cells to DNA and Phosphorothiase Oligodeoxynucleotides.