Immunobiology of carbohydrates /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wong, Simon Y. C., Arsequell, Gemma
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Georgetown, Tex. : New York : Landes Bioscience/Eurekah.com ; Kluwer Academic/Plenum, [2003]
Series:Molecular biology intelligence unit (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Carbohydrate blood group antigens and tumor antigens
  • Structural basis for mannose-binding protein function in innate immunity
  • C-reactive protein : structure, synthesis and function
  • Complement : a major humoral effector system in innate and acquired immunity
  • Carbohydrate recognition receptors on antigen presenting cells
  • Toll-like receptor : specificity and signaling
  • C-type lectin and lectin-like receptors in the immune system
  • The sialic acid-binding Siglec family
  • Antibody responses to polysaccharides
  • CDI-restricted T cell responses against microbial glycolipids
  • Processing and presentation of glycoproteins in the MHC class I and II antigen presentation pathways
  • Chemical synthesis of bacterial carbohydrates
  • Challenges and opportunities in the development of new conjugate vaccines against infectious diseases
  • Carbohydrate-based targets and vehicles for cancer and infectious diseases vaccines
  • The interaction between anti-Gal and the α-gal epitope as an immunologic barrier to xenotransplantation