Nijkamp and Parnham's Principles of Immunopharmacology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Parnham, Michael J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nijkamp, Frans P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rossi, Adriano G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 4th ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Immunology.; Pharmacology.; Cell biology.; Infectious diseases.; Allergy.; Medical biochemistry.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Cell Biology.; Infectious Diseases.; Allergology.; Medical Biochemistry.

Principles of Immunopharmacology provides a unique source of essential knowledge on the immune response, its diagnosis and its modification by drugs and chemicals. The 4th edition of this internationally recognized textbook has been revised to include recent developments, but continues the establish...

Table of Contents:

• PART 1 - Immunity Initiation, Propagation and Resolution of Inflammation
• Haematopoeisis and lymphocyte development: an introduction
• T cell subsets and T-cell mediated immunity
• Antibody diversity and B-cell mediated immunity
• Dendritic cells
• Cytokines
• Epigenetic regulation of immunity
• Innate immunity: phagocytes, NK cells, and and humoral defence
• Inflammatory mediators and intracellular signalling
• Immune response in human pathology: infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites
• Immune response in human pathology: hypersensitivity and autoimmunity
• Cancer immunity
• Neuroimmunoendocrinology. PART 2 - Immunodiagnosis Antibody detection
• Immunoassays
• Flow cytometry
• Microarrays
• Imaging Inflammation
• PART 3 - Immunotherapeutics
• Vaccines and adjuvants
• Plasma-derived immunoglobulins
• Monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of immune
• Anti-allergic drugs
• Drugs for the treatment of airway disease
• Immunotherapy in the management of asthma and other allergic conditions
• Immunostimulants in cancer therapy
• Immunomodulation in sepsis and infection
• Immunopharmacology of probiotics and prebiotics
• Mild plant and dietary immunomodulators
• Influence of antibacterial drugs on the immune system
• Cytotoxic drugs
• Immunosuppressives in transplant rejection
• Corticosteroids
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
• Drugs for soft tissue autoimmune disorders
• Cell and gene therapy of immune disorders
• PART 4 - Immunotoxicology Immunotoxicology 2017.