Central Nervous System Diseases and Inflammation, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008

Coordinators: Lane Thomas E., Carson Monica, Bergmann Conni, Wyss-Coray Tony

Language: English

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Central Nervous System Diseases and Inflammation
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318 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback

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Central nervous system diseases and inflammation
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318 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback

Edited and authored by top names in the field, this book provides a succinct reference on inflammatory central nervous system disease. It focuses on current areas of investigation in the fields of neuroimmunology, virology, pharmacology, and disease. Sections focus on specific categories of diseases, examining the pharmacological, virological, and immunological effects of and on the disease. This book?s unique organization provides a concise overview of inflammatory CNS disease.

Microglia: A CNS-Specific Tissue Macrophage.- Mechanisms of Microglial Activation by Amyloid Precursor Protein and its Proteolytic Fragments.- Pericytes.- Imaging Microglia in the Central Nervous System: Past, Present and Future.- Cytokines in CNS Inflammation and Disease.- Arachidonic Acid Metabolites: Function in Neurotoxicity and Inflammation in the Central Nervous System.- Pattern Recognition Receptors in CNS Disease.- Central Nervous System Diseases and Inflammation.- Chemokines and Autoimmune Demyelination.- Chemokine Actions in the CNS: Insights from Transgenic Mice.- Chemokines and Spinal Cord Injury.- The Usual Suspects: Chemokines and Microbial Infection of the Central Nervous System.- CNS Dendritic Cells in Inflammation and Disease.- MHC Class I Expression and CD8 T Cell Function: Towards the Cell Biology of T-APC Interactions in the Infected Brain.

Editors and contributors are top names in the field

Topical approach and organization of the volume provides a succinct overview of a specific subject relating to interrelated topics pertaining to neurology, immunology, and disease

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras