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Pharmacology of Immunosuppression

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Editors:
  1. Howard J. Eisen

    1. Heart and Vascular Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USA

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  • Provides all information on clinical and basic aspects of immunosuppression and its role in a variety of diseases
  • State of the art information by leaders in the field
  • A critical reference book for research and for clinical trials

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (HEP, volume 272)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Biology and Molecular Basis of Organ Transplant Rejection

    • Philip F. Halloran, Gunilla Einecke, Majid L. N. Sikosana, Katelynn Madill-Thomsen
    Pages 1-26

  3. A Comprehensive Review of Calcineurin Inhibitors Used for Immunosuppression in Cardiac Transplantation

    • Lydia R. Engwenyu, Allen S. Anderson
    Pages 27-38

  4. Antiproliferatives and Transplantation

    • Robert Donovan, Howard Eisen, Omaima Ali
    Pages 39-52

  5. Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Inhibitors

    • Denise Wang, Howard J. Eisen
    Pages 53-72

  6. Corticosteroids in Immunosuppression

    • Caroline Marzbani, Arvind Bhimaraj
    Pages 73-84

  7. Induction Therapy and Therapeutic Antibodies

    • Andriana Nikolova, Jignesh K. Patel
    Pages 85-116

  8. Immunosuppression and Heart Transplantation

    • Nilay Sutaria, Lynne Sylvia, David DeNofrio
    Pages 117-137

  9. Immunosuppression in Lung Transplantation

    • Joelle Nelson, Elisabeth Kincaide, Jamie Schulte, Reed Hall, Deborah Jo Levine
    Pages 139-164

  10. Immunosuppression and Kidney Transplantation

    • Jeanne Kamal, Alden Doyle
    Pages 165-179

  11. Immunosuppression in Rheumatologic and Auto-immune Disease

    • Arundathi Jayatilleke
    Pages 181-208

  12. Immune Suppression in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

    • Thomas F. Michniacki, Sung Won Choi, Daniel C. Peltier
    Pages 209-243

  13. Immunosuppression in Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Disorders

    • Kaitlyn Koenig Thompson, Stella E. Tsirka
    Pages 245-265

  14. Novel Immunosuppression in Solid Organ Transplantation

    • Prasad Konda, Reshma Golamari, Howard J. Eisen
    Pages 267-285

  15. Adverse Effects of Immunosuppression: Infections

    • Guy Handley, Jonathan Hand
    Pages 287-314

  16. Malignancy: An Adverse Effect of Immunosuppression

    • Mrudula Munagala, Anita Phancao
    Pages 315-335

  17. Adverse Effects of Immunosuppression: Nephrotoxicity, Hypertension, and Metabolic Disease

    • Jamael Hoosain, Eman Hamad
    Pages 337-348
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The goal of this book is to provide a guide and detailed review of immunosuppression in terms of molecular mechanisms of action, side effects and clinical trials that validated their utility. This includes their use in solid organ transplantation, bone marrow transplantation and autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases. This book is a critical review of these topics and a vital resource.

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  • Heart and Vascular Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USA

    Howard J. Eisen

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