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Steroid Hormones and the T-Cell Cytokine Profile

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Editors:
  1. G. A. W. Rook

    1. Department of Bacteriology, UCL Medical School, London, UK

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  2. S. Lightman

    1. Department of Medicine, Dorothy Hodgkin Crowfoot Laboratories, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Mechanisms of action of cytokines on the central nervous system. Interaction with glucocorticoids

    • Robert Dantzer, Sophie Layé, Emmanuelle Goujan, Rose-Marie Bluthé, Jan Pieter Konsman, Patricia Parnet et al.
    Pages 1-13

  3. Signals from the hypothalamus to the pituitary during chronic immune responses

    • Michael S. Harbuz, Stafford L. Lightman
    Pages 15-52

  4. The role of the innervation of lymphoid tissue in the regulation of the Th1/Th2 dichotomy

    • Barbara Kruszewska, Jan A. Moynihan, David L. Felten
    Pages 53-70

  5. Modulation of glucocorticoid activity by metabolism of steroids in non-lymphoid organs

    • Brian R. Walker
    Pages 71-99

  6. Microenvironmental control of glucocorticoid functions in immune regulation

    • Jon D. Hennebold, Raymond A. Daynes
    Pages 101-133

  7. Immunological consequences of inhibiting dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulfatase in vivo

    • Roly Foulkes, Stevan Shaw, Amanda Suitters
    Pages 135-152

  8. Corticosterone and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in autoimmune diseases

    • Francisco Ramírez, Don Mason
    Pages 153-167

  9. Glucocorticoid regulation of Nramp1 in host resistance to mycobacteria

    • David H. Brown, Bruce S. Zwilling
    Pages 169-191

  10. Human and murine tuberculosis as models for immuno-endocrine interactions

    • G. A. W. Rook, R. Hernandez-Pando, R. Baker, H. Orozco, K. Arriaga, L. Pavon et al.
    Pages 193-220

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 221-227
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Bacteriology, UCL Medical School, London, UK

    G. A. W. Rook

  • Department of Medicine, Dorothy Hodgkin Crowfoot Laboratories, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK

    S. Lightman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Steroid Hormones and the T-Cell Cytokine Profile

  • Editors: G. A. W. Rook, S. Lightman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0931-0

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-1238-9Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0931-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 227

  • Topics: Immunology, Endocrinology, Human Physiology

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