Overview
- Editors:
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Sudhir Paul
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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- Debra Jeske Zack, Richard H. Weisbart
Pages 305-319
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- Geoffrey M. Thiele, Dean J. Tuma, Lynell W. Klassen
Pages 321-345
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- Connie L. Sivinski, Richard M. Tempero, Michelle L. VanLith, Michael A. Hollingsworth
Pages 347-369
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- Yaniv Sherer, Yaron Bar-Dayan, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Pages 371-382
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- K. A. Nagendra Prasad, Michel D. Kazatchkine, Srinivas V. Kaveri
Pages 383-394
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Back Matter
Pages 419-438
About this book
Autoimmune Reactions tackles fundamental questions about how the immune system can destroy invading microbial pathogens without causing damage to itself and other "self" systems. The authoritative experts writing here explore the mechanistic aspects of such autoimmune diseases as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and autoimmune thyroid disease, and where possible delineate how malfunctioning immunological mechanisms can lead to clinical symptoms. They also discusses possible general mechanisms of autoimmune disease-e.g., molecular mimicry and dysfunctional antigen presentation-and their current limitations as unifying explanations of the diseases described. The book illustrates the type of thinking and research that should eventually permit development of palliatives and cures for autoimmune diseases.
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"...tackles fundamental questions about how the immune system can destroy invading microbial pathogens without causing damage to itself and other "self" systems.The authoritative expert writers explore the mechanistic aspects of...autoimmune diseases...and where possible, delineate how malfunctioning immunological mechanisms can lead to clinical symptoms. They also discuss possible general mechanisms of autoimmune disease...and their current limitations as unifying explanations of the disease described. The book illustrates the type of thinking and research that should eventually permit development of palliatives and cures for autoimmune diseases."-Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA
Sudhir Paul