Principles of mucosal immunology /
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London ; New York :
Garland Science,
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Development and structure of mucosal tissue. Overview of the mucosal immune system structure
- Phylogeny of the mucosal immune system
- Immunological and functional differences between individual compartments of the mucosal immune system
- Secreted effectors of the innate mucosal barrier
- Pt. II. Cellular constituents of mucosal immune systems and their function in mucosal homeostasis. Immune function of epithelial cells
- Intraepithelial lymphocytes: unusual T cells at epithelial surfaces
- Lymphocyte populations within ghe lamina propria
- Mucosal B cells and their function
- Secretory immunoglobulins and their transport
- Role of dendritic cells in integrating immune responses to luminal antigens
- Intestinal macrophages in defense of the mucosa
- Mucosal basophils, eosinophils, and mast cells
- M cells and the follicle-associated epithelium
- Lymphocyte traffickin from inductive sites to effector sites
- Mucosal tolerance
- Pt. III. Microbial commensalism. Recognition of microbe-associated molecualr patterns by pattern recognition receptors
- The commensal microbiota and its relationship to homeostasis and disease
- Pt. IV. Genitourinary tract. The immune system of the genitourinary tract
- Mucosal immune responses to microbes in the genital tract
- Pt. V. Nose, airways, oral cavity, and eyes. the nasopharyngeal and oral immune system
- Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue and immune-mediated respiratory diseases
- The ocular surfae as a mucsoal immune site
- Pt. VI. Infectious diseases of mucosal surfaces. Mucosal interactions with enteropathogenic bacteria
- Helicobacter pylori infection
- viral infections
- Infection-driven periodontal disease
- Principles of mucosal vaccine strategies
- Pt. VII. Specific immune-mediated diseases of mucosal surfaces. Celiac disease
- IgA nephropathy
- Mucosal manifestations of immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Food sensitive and eosinophilic enteropathies.