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- Proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on Osteoimmunology: Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems in Aldemar Paradise Village, June 8-13, 2008, Rhodes, Greece
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 658)
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About this book
It has only recently been appreciated that the immune and skeletal systems have major interactions. It is now well documented that osteoclasts, which are important cellular mediators of skeletal homeostasis, are derived from hematopoietic precursors that also give rise to immune cells. In addition, numerous cytokines that were first shown to regulate immune cell function have also been demonstrated to regulate bone cells and influence skeletal health. Conversely, products of bone cells appear critical for the engraftment of marrow in bone, the normal development of the hematopoietic and immune systems and provide niche for long-term memory B and T cells.
In the past scientists involved in immune and bone cell investigations have rarely interacted in a significant way as these disciplines have developed independently and, for the most part, remain separate. The conference will bring together leading international scientists from both fields to interact so that new collaboration can develop and more rapid progress in understanding the relationships between these fields can be achieved. Short talks will be selected from abstracts from the international community. This conference will have a format to provide an environment of maximum interaction and interchange through lectures, posters, and open discussion.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Osteoimmunology
Book Subtitle: Interactions of the Immune and skeletal systems II
Editors: Yongwon Choi
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1050-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1049-3Published: 18 November 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2495-6Published: 25 February 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-1050-9Published: 01 December 2009
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 122
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Immunology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Biotechnology, Pathology, Pharmacology/Toxicology