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Principles of Osteoimmunology

Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

Peter Pietschmann (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

X, 328 Seiten

2016 | 2nd ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-34236-8 (ISBN)

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This fully updated and extended second edition provides a comprehensive overview on the basic concepts of the rapidly developing field of osteoimmunology and also offers in-depth insights into the molecular mechanisms of bone diseases. Clinical data is presented and put into context with the latest research findings. This second edition in addition discusses the latest topics in transplantation immunology. The book addresses scientists and physicians working in immunology, pathophysiology and osteology.

Assoc.-Prof. Peter Pietschmann, MDDepartment of Pathophysiology and Allergy ResearchMedical University of Vienna, Austria

Basics of bone biology.- Towards the automated detection and characterization of osteoclasts in microscopic images.- An introduction to the immune system.- Effects of vitamin D in the immune system.- Osteoimmunological aspects of biomechanics.- Utility of the determination of biomarkers of bone metabolism.- Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and clinical aspects.- Rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.- RANKL inhibition: preclinical data.- RANKL inhibition: clinical data.- Osteoimmunological aspects of periodontal diseases.- Transplantation immunology.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2016
Zusatzinfo	X, 328 p. 40 illus., 21 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	Biomedical and Life Sciences • Chemokines • cytokines • Cytokines and Growth Factors • Human Physiology • immunology • inflammation • ossification • Osteoimmunologie • Osteoporosis • Rheumatoid Arthritis • rheumatology
ISBN-10	3-319-34236-3 / 3319342363
ISBN-13	978-3-319-34236-8 / 9783319342368
Zustand	Neuware