: Thomas E. Lane, Monica Carson, Conni Bergmann, Tony Wyss-Coray
: Thomas E. Lane, Monica Carson, Conni Bergmann, Tony Wyss-Coray
: Central Nervous System Diseases and Inflammation
: Springer-Verlag
: 9780387738949
: 1
: CHF 133.80
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: Nichtklinische Fächer
: English
: 318
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Edited and authored by top names in the field, this book provides a succinct reference on inflammatory central nervous system disease. It focuses on current areas of investigation in the fields of neuroimmunology, virology, pharmacology, and disease. Sections focus on specific categories of diseases, examining the pharmacological, virological, and immunological effects of and on the disease. This book's unique organization provides a concise overview of inflammatory CNS disease.

Preface5
Contents7
Microglia: A CNS-Specific Tissue Macrophage9
Mechanisms of Microglial Activation by Amyloid Precursor Protein and its Proteolytic Fragments21
Pericytes41
Imaging Microglia in the Central Nervous System: Past, Present and Future52
Cytokines in CNS Inflammation and Disease65
Arachidonic Acid Metabolites: Function in Neurotoxicity and Inflammation in the Central Nervous System113
Pattern Recognition Receptors in CNS Disease136
Central Nervous System Diseases and Inflammation158
Chemokines and Autoimmune Demyelination180
Chemokine Actions in the CNS: Insights from Transgenic Mice207
Chemokines and Spinal Cord Injury224
The Usual Suspects: Chemokines and Microbial Infection of the Central Nervous System237
CNS Dendritic Cells in Inflammation and Disease264
MHC Class I Expression and CD8 T Cell Function: Towards the Cell Biology of T- APC Interactions in the Infected Brain277
Index307
Color Plates314