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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Stein-Streilein, Joan (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Subjects:
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Medical microbiology.
Biomedical Research.
Medical Microbiology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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