Rheumatic diseases : immunological mechanisms and prospects for new therapies / edited by J.S.H. Gaston.

Contributor(s):

Gaston, J. S. Hill (John Stanley Hill), 1952-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 288 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511065906
9780511065903
0511068034
9780511068034
0511116780
9780511116780
9780521593274
0521593271
1107114462
9781107114463
1280159995
9781280159992
9786610159994
6610159998
0511059590
9780511059599
0511328656
9780511328657
0511545789
9780511545788

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rheumatic diseases.DDC classification:

616.7/23 22

LOC classification:

RC927 .R4522 1999eb

NLM classification:

WE 544

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Contents:

Ch. 1. Implications of advances in immunology for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of rheumatic diseases -- Ch. 2. The role of T cells in autoimmune disease -- Ch. 3. The role of MHC antigens in autoimmunity -- Ch. 4. B cells: formation and structure of autoantibodies -- Ch. 5. The role of CD40 in immune responses -- Ch. 6. Manipulation of the T cell immune system via CD28 and CTLA-4 -- Ch. 7. Lymphocyte antigen receptor signal transduction -- Ch. 8. The role of adhesion mechanisms in inflammation -- Ch. 9. The regulation of apoptosis in the rheumatic disorders.

Ch. 10. The role of monokines in arthritis -- Ch. 11. T lymphocyte subsets in relation to autoimmune disease -- Ch. 12. Complement receptors.

Summary: This authoritative new volume provides a wide-ranging account of the immunological mechanisms that underlie many rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and SLE, and the development of effective and rational new therapies for their treatment.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 10. The role of monokines in arthritis -- Ch. 11. T lymphocyte subsets in relation to autoimmune disease -- Ch. 12. Complement receptors.

This authoritative new volume provides a wide-ranging account of the immunological mechanisms that underlie many rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and SLE, and the development of effective and rational new therapies for their treatment.