Infection, Immune Homeostasis and Immune Privilege

Organs and tissues that can tolerate little or no inflammation have developed multiple overlapping mechanisms of immune protection in the absence of inflammation. These areas have been designated "immune-privileged sites" by Peter Medawar and include the central nervous system, eye, reprod...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Stein-Streilein, Joan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Temas:
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Medical microbiology.
Biomedical Research.
Medical Microbiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Eye as Immune Privileged Site
  • Immune Privilege of the Testis - Meaning, Mechanisms and Manifestations
  • The Role of Intrauterine Immune Privilege in Perinatal Infectious Diseases
  • The Liver as an Immune Privileged Site
  • Immune Homeostasis of the Lung: The Role of Regulatory NKT Cells in Asthma
  • Immune Homeostasis of the Gut.

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