Title: Principles of immunopharmacology /
Authors: Nijkamp, Franciscus Petrus, 1947-; Parnham, Michael J., 1951-
Publisher: Birkhäuser Verlag,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Immunopharmacology; Immunity drug effects; Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology; Immunologic Tests; Immunosuppressive Agents pharmacology; Immunotherapy; Immunopharmacologie.; Immunopharmacology.; Immunity drug effects.; Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology.; Immunologic Tests.; Immunosuppressive Agents pharmacology.; Immunotherapy.; Immunopharmacologie.; Immunopharmacology; Immunpharmakologie Lehrbuch.; Immunpharmakologie
Contents: Mechanisms of immunity -- Hematopoiesis, including lymphocyte development and maturation -- T cell-mediated immunity -- Antibody diversity and B cell-mediated immunity -- Cytokines -- Innate immunity -- phagocytes, natural killer cells and the complement system -- Inflammatory mediators and intracellular signalling -- Immune response in human pathology : Infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites -- Immune response in human pathology : Hypersensitivity and auto immunity -- Cancer immunity -- Neuroimmunoendocrinology -- Immunodiagnosis -- Antibody detection -- Immunoassays -- Flow cytometry -- Gene arrays -- Proteomics and applications within the drug development pipeline -- Immunotherapeutics -- Vaccines -- Sera and immunoglobulins -- Anti-allergic drugs -- Drugs for the treatment of asthma and COPD -- Immunostimulants in cancer therapy -- Anti-infective activity of immunomodulators -- Mild plant and dietary immunomodulators -- Influence of antibacterial drugs on the immune system -- Immunosuppressives in transplant rejection -- Cytotoxic drugs -- Corticosteroids -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs -- Perspectives of immunotherapy in the management of asthma and other allergic conditions -- Immunotoxicology -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Index.