Defense of mucosal surfaces : pathogenesis, immunity and vaccines
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Defense of mucosal surfaces : pathogenesis, immunity and vaccines
（Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 236）
Springer-Verlag, c1999
Available at 17 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Mucosal immunity encompasses a broad field of research that includes areas of epithelial cell and molecular biology, molecular and cellular immunology, microbiology, virology, and vaccinology. This volume presents discussions of concepts and advances in the field of mucosal immunity. It provides an overview of the components of the mucosal immune system, and the basic science relevant to mucosal vaccination. The authors assess research in areas including: organization of mucosal lymphoid tissue; antigen sampling and presentation in mucosal tissues; mucosalimmune responses and tolerance; immune effectors at mucosal sites; microbial-host interactions at mucosal sites; and mucosal vaccines and adjuvants.
Table of Contents
- Organization of mucosal lymphoid tissue
- antigen sampling in mucosal tissues
- dendritic cells and langerhans cells in the uptake of mucosal antigen
- antigen sampling and presentation in mucosal tissues
- oral tolerance and anti-pathological vaccines
- antibody-mediates protection of mucosal surfaces
- effector and regulatory lymphoid cells and cytokines in mucosal sites
- bacterial epithelial cell cross talk
- microbial - host interaction at mucosal sites
- host response to respiratory virus infection and immunization
- bacterial toxins as mucosal adjuvants
- bacterial mucosal vaccines.
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