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The Immune Response to Viral Infections

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. B. A. Askonas

    1. National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

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  2. B. Moss

    1. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

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  3. G. Torrigiani

    1. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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  4. S. Gorini

    1. Fondazione Internazionale Menarini, Florence, Italy

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 257)

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Table of contents (32 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Contributions of Virus Infections to our Understanding of the Immune System

    • G. L. Ada
    Pages 1-2

  3. CD4 as the Receptor for Retroviruses of the HTLV Family: Immunopathogenetic Implications

    • M. Carbonari, M. Fiorilli, I. Mezzaroma, M. Cherchi, F. Aiuti
    Pages 3-7

  4. T-Cells in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

    • B. A. Askonas, P. Openshaw, M. Cannon
    Pages 9-17

  5. Nerves and Neuropeptides in the Regulation of Mucosal Immunity

    • John Bienenstock, Ken Croitoru, Peter B. Ernst, Andrzej M. Stanisz
    Pages 19-26

  6. Possible Factors Contributing to Persistence of Cytomegalovirus Infection

    • R. V. Blanden
    Pages 27-36

  7. The Immune Response of Humans to Live and Inactivated Influenza Vaccines

    • Yuri Ghendon
    Pages 37-45

  8. Physiological Mechanisms of Production and Action of Interferons in Response to Viral Infections

    • F. Dianzani, G. Antonelli
    Pages 47-60

  9. An Insight into Poliovirus Biology

    • R. Crainic, T. Couderc, A. Martin, C. Wychowski, M. Girard, F. Horaud
    Pages 61-66

  10. Strategies for the Development of a Rotavirus Vaccine Against Infantile Diarrhea with an Update on Clinical Trials of Rotavirus Vaccines

    • Albert Z. Kapikian, Jorge Flores, Karen Midthun, Yasutaka Hoshino, Kim Y. Green, Mario Gorziglia et al.
    Pages 67-89

  11. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus-specific Delayed-type Hypersensitivity Reaction in Mice

    • Fritz Lehmann-Grube, Demetrius Moskophidis
    Pages 91-107

  12. Recognition of Influenza A Virus by Human Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes

    • Andrew J. McMichael, Frances M. Gotch
    Pages 109-114

  13. Molecular and Genetic Aspects of the Immune Responses to Hepatitis B Viral Antigens

    • David R. Milich
    Pages 115-133

  14. Important Diseases with a Possible Viral Aetiology

    • C. A. Mims
    Pages 135-145

  15. The Immunobiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Prospects for a Vaccine

    • Erling Norrby, Britt Åkerlind, Maurice A. Mufson
    Pages 147-153

  16. Pathogenesis of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever: Current Perspectives

    • Tikki Pang
    Pages 155-168

  17. Persistence of Human Papillomaviruses

    • Judit Acs, William C. Reeves, William E. Rawls
    Pages 169-186

  18. Genetic Engineering and Properties of Novel Herpes Simplex Viruses for Use as Potential Vaccines and as Vectors of Foreign Genes

    • Bernard Meignier, Bernard Roizman
    Pages 187-192

  19. Adenoviruses as Vectors for the Transfer of Genetic Information and for the Construction of New Type Vaccines

    • T. I. Tikchonenko
    Pages 193-204

  20. Delta Virus Hepatitis

    • Mario Rizzetto
    Pages 205-209
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About this book

Virus diseases continue to represent serious health problems in most parts of the world. In spite of the fact that diseases such as polio­ myelitis and measles have been controlled in the industrialized countries by vaccination, vaccines now in use in tropical countries have proved not to be optimal. Further research is needed to develop new vaccines that will be effective in all countries. To do so we need to understand better the immune response to different viruses so that we may be able to maxi­ mize the protective response of new vaccines and minimize their potential immunopathologic effect. An exciting new discovery which is now being further developed is the possibility of being able to use some viruses (e.g. vaccinia, adenoviruses, etc.), as carriers for other antigens. This may open up the way for the production of vaccines that will be inexpensive and that will confer long­ lasting immunity after only one injection. This meeting has also served to review our present knowledge of virus diseases which are still of great importance such as hepatitis, dengue and influenza.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

    B. A. Askonas

  • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

    B. Moss

  • World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

    G. Torrigiani

  • Fondazione Internazionale Menarini, Florence, Italy

    S. Gorini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Immune Response to Viral Infections

  • Editors: B. A. Askonas, B. Moss, G. Torrigiani, S. Gorini

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5712-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5714-8Published: 22 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5712-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 305

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases, Virology, Immunology

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