Immunology of insects and other arthropods

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Immunology of insects and other arthropods

Ayodhya P. Gupta, editor

CRC Press, c1991

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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内容説明

In insect and other arthropod immune systems, discrimination between self and nonself tissues is accomplished through the combined actions of two immunocytes and several humoral factors. Immunology of Insects and Other Arthropods presents a comprehensive look at this and other important topics in arthropod immunology. Issues discussed include insect immunocytes and other hemocytes, including computer image analysis of immunocyte serial sections; the two basic cellular immune reactions (phagocytosis and encapsulation), including the molecular basis and roles of gap junctions in encapsulation; how encapsulation is affected by polydnavirus and encapsulation-promoting factors; why insect cells are immune to HIV; humoral factors; and antibacterial factors in Lepidoptera, Diptera, and other insect orders. Other topics include hemolymph proteins interacting with mammalian complement cascade; adaptive humoral response in the American cockroach; antigenic stimulation of hemaglutinin production in insects; and the applications of the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) in detecting endotoxins in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, clinical diagnosis, and hygienic control. This book represents an important reference source for hematologists, pathologists, immunologists, AIDS researchers, comparative immunologists, and pharmaceutical companies.

目次

IMMUNOCYTES AND THEIR IMMUNE REACTIONS. Cellular and Humoral Immunity in the Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus). (P.B. Armstrong). Insect Immunocytes and Other Hemocytes: Roles in Cellular and Humoral Immunity (A.P. Gupta). Encapsulation in Insects: Polydnavirus and Encapsulation-Promoting Factors (D.H. Davies and M.T. Siva-Jothy). Gap Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion Molecules, and Molecular Basis of Encapsulation (A.P. Gupta). An Introduction to Image Analysis of Hemocyte Serial Sections (S.M. Dunn). Phagocytosis in Crustacea: The Role of Opsonins (P.L. Ey). Phagocytic Recognition in Bombyx mori (H. Wago). COAGULATION. Coagulation in Crustacea (M. Durliat). Bacterial Challenge and Significance of an Inducible Protein (M13) in Coagulation and Cell Agglutination in Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera) (K.S. Spence and S.M.F. Minnick). HUMORAL FACTORS. a2-Macroglobulin: A Recently Discovered Defense System in Arthropods (P.E. Armstrong and J.P. Quigley). Thioester-Containing Proteins in the North American Lobster, Homarus americanus (S. Spycher and R.H. Painter). Antibacterial Immune Proteins in Insects Other Than Lepidoptera, Diptera, and in Some Other Invertebrates (P. Gotz and T. Trenczek). Antibacterial Immunity in Lepidoptera (J.S. Chadwick and W.P. Aston). Identification and Characterization of Insect Hemolymph Proteins Interacting with Mammalian Complement Cascade (O.J.M. D'Cruz). Adaptive Humoral Response in the American Cockroach (L.E. Duwel-Eby, L.M. Faukhaber, and R.D. Karp). Antigenic Stimulation of Hemagglutinin Production in Insects (H. Komano). Why are Insect Cells Immune to HIV? (A. Srinivasan, C.E. Monken, and A. Velpandi). BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES. Applications of LAL in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (R. Berzofsky and K. McCullough). Endotoxin Determination with Limulus Lysate in Clinical Diagnosis and Hygienic Control (P. Friberger).

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