T-Cell Paradigms in Parasitic and Bacterial Infections by Kaufmann, Stefan H.E.;

Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology; 155;

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Edition number Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Publication 29 June 2012
Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book

ISBN 9783642749858
Binding Paperback
See also 9783540515159
No. of pages162 pages
Size 242x170 mm
Weight 313 g
Language English
Illustrations IX, 162 p. Tables, black & white

Long description:

It has been said that the development of vaccines against a variety of infectious diseases is among the greatest triumphs of immunology. Indeed, several pathogens have lost their horror through the availability of effective vaccination measures. Unfortunately, this does not hold true for the pathogens dealt within this volume. Malaria, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, leprosy, and tuberculosis together are prevalent in more than 100 countries, and over 400 million persons suffer from these diseases. It is becoming increasingly clear that the failure to control these infections in a satisfactory way is directly related to the complexity oftheir interactions with the immune system. These agents have lived with their hosts for long enough to give both-host and parasite-ample opportunity to develop a highly sophisticated interrelationship. The central role of T lymphocytes both in acquired resistance to and pathogenesis of these microbes is well appreciated. In the beginning it may have been thought that acq uired resistance against infectious agents is nothing but another aspect of the immune response, studied with soluble and particulate antigens. This simple concept has gradually changed, and it has become clear that the viability not only of the immune cells but also of the 'antigens' adds another dimension to the game. Several achievements in cellular immunology and molecular biology have now made it possible to better understand at least some mechanisms in this intricate interplay.

Schistosoma.- T-Cell Antigens and Epitopes in Schistosomiasis.- Cell-Mediated Immune Response to Schistosomiasis.- Protozoa.- T-Cell Subsets and T-Cell Antigens in Protective Immunity Against Experimental Leishmaniasis.- Regulation of Cell-Mediated Immunity in Leishmaniasis.- T-Cell Antigens and Epitopes in Malaria Vaccine Design.- Cytotoxic T Cells and Immunity to Theileria parva in Cattle.- Bacteria.- T-Lymphocytes in Leprosy Lesions.- Antigen Reactivity and Autoreactivity: Two Sides of the Cellular Immune Response Induced by Mycobacteria.- Antigens and Carriers.- T Cells, Stress Proteins, and Pathogenesis of Mycobacterial Infections.- Prediction and Identification of Bacterial and Parasitic T-Cell Antigens and Determinants.- Development of BCG As a Recombinant Vaccine Vehicle.

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