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Part of the prestigious Novartis Foundation series, this volume uniquely addresses the use of innate immunity to treat or prevent infectious diseases of the lung. Innate Immunity to Pulmonary Infection: * Provides a comprehensive overview of pulmonary infectious diseases, including basic pathology, current and potential therapies, and detailed consideration of the innate biological resistance mechanisms in the lung * Thoroughly examines the major topic of innate immunity in immunology, which is now seen as key to the pathogenesis of and vaccination strategies for infectious diseases * Describes the genetic and environmental factors which determine the outcome of infection, such as latency of Tuberculosis, blood stream invasion from local infection, and local target tissue damage * Covers the roles of cells such as neutrophils, macrophages and dendritic cells and of molecular components such as Toll-like receptors * Discusses the clinical applications of the new knowledge regarding innate immunity and how this can be used in both treatment and prevention (vaccination) strategies * Includes contributions from an international and interdisciplinary group of experts **__Innate Immunity

Who reads Innate Immunity to Pulmonary Infection: Novartis Foundation Symposium 279?

Author

Chadwick, Derek J. (editor);Goode, Jamie (editor)

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280739804

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Medicine