Current topics in complement / edited by John D. Lambris.
| Other author | Lambris, J. D. (John D.) |
| Other author | Aegean Conferences. |
| Other author | Workshop on Complement Associated Diseases, Animal Models, and Therapeutics 2005 : Rhodes, Greece) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer : Aegean Conferences, ©2006. |
| Description | xxii, 406 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 586 Advances in experimental medicine and biology v. 586. ^A103 |
| Contents | Cross-disciplinary research stirs new challenges into the study of the structure, function, and systems biology of complement / Dimitrios Mastellos and John D. Lambris -- Liver regeneration: a link to inflammation through complement / Robert A. DeAngelis, Maciej M. Markeiwski, and John D. Lambris -- The role of third complement component (C3) in homing of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells into bone marrow / Ryan Reca ... [et al.] -- Complement system and the eye / Purushottam Jha ... [et al.] -- To regeneration-- with complement / Panagiotis A. Tsonis, John D. Lambris, and Katia Del Rio-Tsonis -- Self, non-self and danger: a complementary view / Jörg Kohl -- gClqR/p33 serves as a molecular bridge between the complement and contact activation systems and is an important catalyst in inflammation / Berhane Ghebrehiwet ... [et al.] -- Possible immunoprotective and angiogenesis-promoting roles for malignant cell-derived prostasomes: a new paradigm for prostatic cancer ? / Kristina Nilsson Ekdahl ... [et al.] -- Diversified components of the bony fish complement system: more genes for robuster innate defense? / Miki Nakao ... [et al.] -- C5b-9 complement complex in autoimmune demyelination: dual role in neuroinflammation and neuroprotection / Horea Rus, Cornelia Cudrici, and Florin Niculescu -- The double-edgd flower: roles of complement protein C1q in neurodegenerative diseases / Andrea J. Tenner and Maria I. Fonseca -- The role of the complement system in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis / Nóra Terényi, Józef Prechl, and Anna Erdei -- The complement system: a potential target for stroke therapy / J. Mocco ... [et al.] -- Observations on complement activity in the two-stage inflammatory/hemostatic response in the baboon and human models of E. coli sepsis and endotoxemia / Fletcher B. Taylor, Jr., Eric Hack, and Florea Lupu -- Complement activation during sepsis in humans / Heike Schreiber ... [et al.] -- Three distinct profiles of serum complement C4 proteins in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients: tight associations of complement C4 and C3 protein levels in SLE but not in healthy subjects / Yee-Ling Wu ... [et al.] -- A minimum CR2 binding domain of C3d enhances immunity following vaccination / Joseph F. Bower and Ted M. Ross -- Structure and function of ficolins / Yuichi Endo, Yu Liu, and Teizo Fujita -- Role of mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) genotyping in predicting the risk of recurrent otitis media (rOM) / Lieve Nuytinck ... [et al.] -- Conformational complexity of complement component C3 / Bert J.C. Janssen and Piet Gros -- Disease-associated sequence variations in factor H: a structural biology approach / Andrew P. Herbert ... [et al.] -- Transdermal pharmacology of small molecule cyclic C5a antagonists / Lavinia M. Proctor ... [et al.] -- Inactivation of complement by recombinant human C3 derivatives / Edzard Spillner, Johanna Kölln, and Reinhard Bredehorst -- Complement analysis in clinic and research / Tom E. Mollnes and Michael Kirschfink -- Cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) as a source of lupus biomarkers / Sarah J. Calano ... [et al.] |
| General note | Topics discussed at Third Aegean Conferences Workshop on Complement Associated Diseases, Animal Models, and Therapeutics, June 5-10, 2005--Pref. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006925169 |
| ISBN | 0387322310 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QW 680 C976 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |