The cytokine network and immune functions /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thèze, Jacques
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [1999]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Interleukins 2, 4, 7, 9, 13, and 15
  • The interleukin-6 family of cytokines and their receptors
  • Interleukin 10
  • The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family and related molecules
  • The interleukin-1 system
  • Interleukin 12
  • Transforming growth factor-beta
  • The interferons : biochemistry and biology
  • Chemokines
  • Cytokines and haematopoiesis
  • Interleukins 16, 17, and 18
  • Mechanisms of signal transduction
  • Regulation of lymphokine gene expression
  • Cytokines in the development of lymphocytes
  • Cytokines in the functions of dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages and fibroblasts
  • Cytokines and T-cell responses
  • Regulation of humoral immunity by cytokines
  • Cytokines and the cellular mechanism of inflammation
  • Cytokines in the brain
  • Deregulated immune responses in cytokine and cytokine receptor transgenic and knockout mice
  • Cytokines and genetic immunodeficiencies
  • Cytokines in infectious diseases
  • Cytokines and chemokines in acquired immunodeficiencies
  • Allergic responses and cytokines
  • Cytokines in organ transplantation
  • Cytokines and autoimmunity
  • Cytokine antagonists and autoimmunity
  • Cytokines in cancer
  • Immunotherapy, gene therapy, cytokines and cancer