Mucosal Immunology of Acute Bacterial Pneumonia

Mucosal Immunology of Acute Bacterial Pneumonia edited by Alice Prince.

In contrast to the substantial literature that focuses upon innate immune signaling in the gut, there is remarkably less known about the response of the airway to bacterial pathogens.  The purpose of this book will be to review the current status of theunderstanding of the pathogenesis of acute bact...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Prince, Alice (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Immunology.
Medical microbiology.
Infectious diseases.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Alveolar macrophages – key coordinators of host defense
  • Lung dendritic cells and pulmonary defense mechanisms against bacteria
  • CD4 T cell immunity in the lung
  • Neutrophil mediated defenses in bacterial pneumonia
  • Toll-like receptors in the epithelium
  • Type I IFN signaling in bacterial pneumonia
  • Transcriptional signaling hubs in epithelial cells during pneumonia.- Innate immune responses in Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae: The prototype of lung responses in pneumonia
  • Staphylococcus aureus infection of the respiratory tract
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa: the consummate opportunistic pathogen of the lung.  .

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