Superantigens : molecular basis for their role in human diseases /

A team of internationally respected researchers covers the basic molecular mechanisms of superantigen action, their structure and function, and their role in human diseases.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kotb, Malak (Editor ), Fraser, John D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2007.
Colección:Monograph, ASM Press.
Temas:
Superantigens.
Superantigens > physiology
Bacteria > immunology
Virulence Factors
Superantigens
Superantigènes.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The streptococcal superantigens / John D. Fraser and Thomas Proft
  • Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens : an update / Patrick M. Schlievert and Gregory A. Bohach
  • Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived superantigen (MAM), a unique class of superantigen that bridges innate and adaptive immunity / Barry C. Cole and Hong-Hua Mu
  • Viral superantigens in mice and humans / Albert K. Tai and Brigitte T. Huber
  • Superantigens from gram-negative bacteria and the diseases that they cause / Takehiko Uchiyama, Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, and Hidehiro Ueshiba
  • Superantigen architecture : functional decoration on a conserved scaffold / Vickery L. Arcus and Edward N. Baker
  • Structural evidence for zinc and peptide dependence in superantigen major histocompatibility complex class II interaction / Björn Walse
  • Superantigens : structure, function, and diversity / Matthew D. Baker and K. Ravi Acharya.
  • Role of superantigens in skin disease / Sang-Hyun Cho and Donald Y.M. Leung
  • Pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in superantigen-induced experimental autoimmune diseases / Andrej Tarkowski
  • Experimental models of superantigen-mediated neuropathology / Malte E. Kornhuber [and others]
  • Novel experimental models for dissecting genetic susceptibility of superantigen-mediated diseases / Eva Medina
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in superantigen-mediated toxic shock syndrome / Anna Norrby-Teglund, Donald E. Low, and Malak Kotb
  • Broad-spectrum peptide antagonists of superantigen toxins / Revital Levy [and others]
  • Small nonpeptide inhibitors of staphylococcal superantigen-induced cytokine production and toxic shock / Teresa Krakauer
  • Countermeasures against superantigens : structure-based design of bispecific receptor mimics / Goutam Gupta and Meghan Kunkel.

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