Dendritic cell interactions with bacteria /
Dendritic cell interactions with bacteria /
edited by Maria Rescigno.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- 1 online resource (xix, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 14 .
- Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 14. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Dendritic cells and their role in immunity -- Dendritic cells and innate immune responses to bacteria -- Dendritic cells and adaptive immune responses to bacteria -- Dendritic cells and immune evasion of bacteria in vivo.
Emerging evidence suggests that dendritic cells play a major role in the orchestration of the immune response to bacteria. This volume introduces the reader to the complex world of dendritic cells and describes how the intimate interplay between dendritic cells, bacteria and the environment dictates either the induction of immunity or tolerance to the encountered microorganisms. It discusses how this can allow organisms to tolerate beneficial bacteria and to react against pathogens, as well as the strategies pathogenic bacteria have evolved to escape dendritic cell patrolling. Expert contributors discuss everything from bacterial capture and recognition to their killing, processing and the induction of adaptive immunity. Particular focus is on the tissue context in which bacteria are handled by dendritic cells and on possible defects therein, which may potentially lead to chronic infection or inflammation. Graduate students and researchers will find this an invaluable overview of current dendritic cell biology research.
9780511541551 (ebook)
Dendritic cells.
Bacteria.
Host-bacteria relationships.
Bacterial diseases--Immunological aspects.
QR185.8.D45 / D452 2007
616.07/9
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Dendritic cells and their role in immunity -- Dendritic cells and innate immune responses to bacteria -- Dendritic cells and adaptive immune responses to bacteria -- Dendritic cells and immune evasion of bacteria in vivo.
Emerging evidence suggests that dendritic cells play a major role in the orchestration of the immune response to bacteria. This volume introduces the reader to the complex world of dendritic cells and describes how the intimate interplay between dendritic cells, bacteria and the environment dictates either the induction of immunity or tolerance to the encountered microorganisms. It discusses how this can allow organisms to tolerate beneficial bacteria and to react against pathogens, as well as the strategies pathogenic bacteria have evolved to escape dendritic cell patrolling. Expert contributors discuss everything from bacterial capture and recognition to their killing, processing and the induction of adaptive immunity. Particular focus is on the tissue context in which bacteria are handled by dendritic cells and on possible defects therein, which may potentially lead to chronic infection or inflammation. Graduate students and researchers will find this an invaluable overview of current dendritic cell biology research.
9780511541551 (ebook)
Dendritic cells.
Bacteria.
Host-bacteria relationships.
Bacterial diseases--Immunological aspects.
QR185.8.D45 / D452 2007
616.07/9