Autoimmune disease : aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

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Autoimmune disease : aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

edited by Peter M. Lydyard and Jonathan Brostoff

Blackwell Scientific Publications, c1994

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"Essays in honour of the retirement of professor Ivan M. Roitt."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The outstanding advances in our understanding of the immune system of the last 20 years have thrown up the important concept of the body's ability, and

Table of Contents

  • Part 1: Aetiology: Focus on Autoimmune Diseases: Analysis of B Cells in Rheumatoid Inflammation by Hybridoma Clones
  • Mechanisms Involved in Breakdown of Tolerance to Self
  • The Human B Cell Repertoire: Is Repertoire Bias a Manifestation of Life Saver V Genes
  • The Nature of the Antigens Driving Autoimmune Disease
  • Part 2: Mechanisms of Pathogenesis: On the Origin of Human Autoantibodies
  • The Regulation of Autoimmunity Through CD4+T Cells
  • Thyroglobulin: A Model Autoantigen
  • Cellular and Genetic Mechanisms at the Origin of SLE: A Unifying Hypothesis
  • Cytokine Profiles in Human Diseases with Particular Attention to Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Part 3: Diagnosis: Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disease: Past and Present
  • Part 4: Treatment: Antigen Receptors as Targets for Therapy in Autoimmune Diseases
  • Reprogramming the Immune System
  • Cyclosporin and Some New Immunosuppressive Drugs in the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
  • The Potential for Antisense and Antigene Treatment of Human Disease

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