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Apoptosis and its relevance to autoimmunity /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Elkon, Keith B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel ; New York : Karger, [2006]
Series:Current directions in autoimmunity. v. 9.
Subjects:
Apoptosis.
Autoimmunity.
Autoimmune diseases.
Apoptosis > immunology.
Autoimmune Diseases > physiopathology.
Autoimmunity > physiology.
Receptors, Immunologic > physiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Death receptor signaling and its function in the immune system
  • Inherited and acquired death receptor defects in human autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
  • Tumor necrosis factor ligand-receptor superfamily and arthritis
  • Mitochondria, apoptosis and autoimmunity
  • Role of Bim and other Bcl-2 family members in autoimmune and degenerative diseases
  • Mitochondria, cell death, and B cell tolerance
  • Role of complement and other innate immune mechanisms in the removal of apoptotic cells
  • Collectins : opsonins for apoptotic cells and regulators of inflammation
  • MFG-E8-dependent clearance of apoptotic cells, and autoimmunity caused by its failure
  • Clearance of apoptotic cells in human SLE
  • Apoptosis and glomerulonephritis