The Th2 Type Immune Response in Health and Disease From Host Defense and Allergy to Metabolic Homeostasis and Beyond /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gause, William C. (Editor), Artis, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Parasitology.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.

The type 2 immune response that develops during infectious disease has undergone major paradigm shifts in the last several years as new cell types and pathways have been identified.  It is now clear that the type 2 immune response, characterized by elevations in specific cytokines, including IL-4, I...

Table of Contents:

• Regulation and Function of Basophil, Eosinophil and Mast Cell Responses
• Innate lymphoid cells: An Emerging Population in type 2 Inflammation
• Dendritic Cells and Type 2 Inflammation
• Th2 Cell Responses in Immunity and Inflammation Following Helminth Infection
• Regulatory T Cell Control of Type 2 Inflammation
• Developments in the Design of Anti-Helminth Vaccines
• Tissue Remodeling and Repair During Type 2 Inflammation
• Immune Response to Helminth Infections and as Treatment for Autoimmune Disorders
• Type 2 Immunity and Metabolism.