Redirection of Th1 and Th2 Responses /

The two major subsets of CD4+ helper T cells, designated Th1 and Th2, have quite different patterns of cytokine production and, as a consequence, have very different roles in immune responses. The articles in this volume review both basic and clinical studies of T cell heterogeneity, including: - Th...

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Main Author: Coffman, Robert L.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Romagnani, S. (Sergio)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1999.
Series:Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 238.
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Summary:The two major subsets of CD4+ helper T cells, designated Th1 and Th2, have quite different patterns of cytokine production and, as a consequence, have very different roles in immune responses. The articles in this volume review both basic and clinical studies of T cell heterogeneity, including: - The mechanisms by which Th1 and Th2 cells develop and maintain their differences in cytokine production - The different roles of Th1 and Th2 cells in allergy, autoimmunity and infectious diseases - The prospects and strategies for therapeutic manipulation of Th1 and Th2 cells - The control of Th1 and Th2 responses by regulatory T cell subsets. The volume will give the reader a current view of the development and function of Th1 and Th2 cells and the attempts to treat immunological diseases with therapies directed towards altering the Th1/Th2 balance.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
ISBN:9783662097090 (electronic bk.)
3662097095 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0070-217X ;