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Cytokines in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases

Options for the Modulation of Host Defense

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-iii
  2. Introduction: Cytokines in the biotherapy of infectious diseases

    • Bart-Jan Kullberg, Jos W. M. van der Meer
    Pages 149-150
  3. Cytokines and legionellosis

    • Thomas F. Byrd
    Pages 179-186
  4. The role of cytokines in mycobacterial infection

    • J. H. Champsi, Luiz E. Bermundez, L. S. Young
    Pages 187-193
  5. Cytokines in the treatment of fungal infections

    • Bart-Jan Kullberg, Jan W. van ’t Wout
    Pages 195-210
  6. Cytokines in malaria, pathology and protection

    • Wijnand M. C. Eling, Peter G. Kremsner
    Pages 211-221
  7. Cytokines in the treatment of leishmaniasis: From studies of immunopathology to patient therapy

    • John L. Ho, Roberto Badaro, Dimitrios Hatzigeorgiou, Steven G. Reed, Warren D. Johnson Jr.
    Pages 223-235
  8. The role of cytokines in toxoplasmosis

    • Christopher A. Hunter, Carlos S. Subauste, Jack S. Remington
    Pages 237-247
  9. Cytokines in the treatment of primary immunodeficiency

    • Benjamin A. Kruskal, R. Alan B. Ezekowitz
    Pages 249-259
  10. Cytokines as potential vaccine adjuvants

    • Anju Nohria, Robert H. Rubin
    Pages 261-269

About this book

Only recently a new range of agents has become available that are capable of stimulating and regulating host defense systems against microorganisms. Interleukins, interferons and haematopoietic growth factors are now being produced by the biotechnology industry and are being evaluated for clinical use in this area.
Cytokines in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases provides a unique, up-to-date survey of this research area. The use of cytokines in a series of (groups of) infectious diseases is discussed in twelve succinct chapters, from model to clinical study, written by twenty-five expert authors from the world's key institutes in this area.
The book is aimed at microbiologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, cell biologists and other scientific disciplines in the field of biotherapy. It is required reading for physicians dealing with infectious diseases who wish to keep up to date with the developments in this field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    B.-J. Kullberg, J. W. M. Meer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cytokines in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: Options for the Modulation of Host Defense

  • Editors: B.-J. Kullberg, J. W. M. Meer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0233-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3267-1Published: 31 March 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4104-1Published: 24 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0233-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 121

  • Additional Information: Reprinted from BIOTHERAPY, 7:3-4

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases, Immunology

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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