Oral Tolerance -

Oral Tolerance

Cellular and Molecular Basis, Clinical Aspects, and Therapeutic Potential

Olivier Morteau (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
208 Seiten
2004
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-47989-2 (ISBN)
160,49 inkl. MwSt
Oral tolerance is a major immunological property of the gastrointestinal mucosa. It plays a critical role in immune defence by preventing inflammatory and allergic responses to dietary and non pathogenic microbial antigens. The interest in oral tolerance has been renewed in the recent years, due to novel insights on its cellular mechanisms and potential clinical applications in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
Oral Tolerance: Cellular and Molecular Basis, Clinical Aspects, and Therapeutic Potential, has been designed as a concise yet comprehensive overview of the newest fundamental and clinical advances in the field. Based on the outstanding contribution of world experts, this book will be helpful to students, clinicians, and researchers working in mucosal immunology and gastroenterology.
The first part of this volume describes the structure and functions of the gastrointestinal mucosa and the fundamental features and mechanisms of oral tolerance, including the role of T cells, cytokines, IgA antibodies, and bacterial antigens. The second part explores the clinical implications of the disruption of oral tolerance in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, food and milk allergies, and coeliac disease in particular. The final chapter focuses on the clinical potential of oral tolerance as a promising therapeutic tool.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.8.2004
Reihe/Serie Medical Intelligence Unit
Zusatzinfo X, 208 p.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie Viszeralchirurgie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Dermatologie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Gastroenterologie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Infektiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 0-306-47989-3 / 0306479893
ISBN-13 978-0-306-47989-2 / 9780306479892
Zustand Neuware
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