Buch, Englisch, Band 238, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 260 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 238, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 260 g
Reihe: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
ISBN: 978-3-662-09711-3
Verlag: Springer
It has been 12 years since the first proposal was made to sub divide mouse CD4 I T cell clones into Th I and Th2 subsets, based on their differences in cytokine production, and 7 years since the first clear demonstration of a similar dichotomy among human T cell clones. In the ensuing period, it has been realized that inappropriate development of Th I or Th2 responses are important features of many immunological and infectious dis eases. Perhaps the first group of diseases to be understood in terms of preferential Th subset activation were allergic diseases (see PARRONC'HI et aI., this volume). Several of the major, co ordinately regulated, features of allergy, including IgE, eosino philia and mastocytosis, were found to be stimulated by the T- specific cytokines I L-4 and IL-5 and inhibited by the Th I cyto kine, IFN-. This suggested that the presence and severity of al lergic responses reflected the relative numbers of Th I and Th2 cells specific for the offending allergen. Similarly, the very dif ferent consequences of protective Th I and nonprotective Th2 responses to a number of intracellular pathogens have been re cognized for some time (see TRINCHIERI and SCOTI, and COFF MAN et aI., this volume).
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- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Immunologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Contents.- The Stability and Reversibility of Th1 and Th2 Populations.- T Helper Differentiation Proceeds Through Stat1-Dependent, Stat4-Dependent and Stat4-Independent Phases.- Redirecting Th2 Responses in Allergy.- Interleukin-12: Basic Principles and Clinical Applications.- Redirecting Th1 and Th2 Responses in Autoimmune Disease.- Manipulation of Th Responses by Oral Tolerance.
