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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Basic mechanisms of autoimmunity
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Definition and spectrum of autoimmune hepatitis
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Pathogenesis of autoimmune liver diseases
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Drug and hepatitis virus induced autoimmunity
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About this book
Concerning the therapy of autoimmune liver diseases, corticosteroids and azathioprin remain the state of the art for autoimmune hepatitis, while bile acids have become well established in treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis as wellas primary sclerosing cholangitis. New drugs in the future will include topical steroids such as budesonide and new immunosuppressive agents like mofetil/mycophenolate. Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice for end stage liver diseases; all autoimmune liver diseases are among the best candidates for liver transplantation. Hopefully, new therapeutic strategies based on the results obtained from experimental models will become everyday clinical practice in the next decade. Therefore this symposium concludes with a discussion.
Editors and Affiliations
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Abt. Gastroenterologie/Hepatologie Zentrum Innere Medizin, Medizinische Hochscule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
M. P. Manns
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Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum Grosshadern der LMU München, München, Germany
G. Paumgartner
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Abt. Gastroenterologie Zentrum der Innere Medizin, Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
U. Leuschner
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Immunology and Liver
Editors: M. P. Manns, G. Paumgartner, U. Leuschner
Series Title: Falk Symposium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4000-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers and Falk Foundation e.V. 2000
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8759-6Published: 31 August 2000
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5768-4Published: 22 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4000-3Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 400
Topics: Hepatology