Current topics in complement. / John D. Lambris, editor.

Author/creator Workshop on Complement Associated Diseases, Animal Models, and Therapeutics
Other author Lambris, J. D. (John D.)
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York ; London : Springer, ©2008.
Descriptionxxx, 316 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

Variant title Current topics in complement. 2
SeriesAdvances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 632
Advances in experimental medicine and biology v. 632. ^A103
Contents Adipokines and the immune system : an adipocentric view / Robin MacLaren, Wei Cui, and Katherine Cianflone -- The role of complement in stroke therapy / Ricardo J. Komotar ... [et al.] -- Food intake regulation by central complement system / Kousaku Ohinata and Masaaki Yoshikawa -- A pivotal role of activation of complement cascade (CC) in mobilization of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC) / Mariusz Z. Ratajczak ... [et al.] -- Regulation of tissue inflammation by thrombin-activatable carboxypeptidase B (or TAFI) / Lawrence L.K. Leung, Toshihiko Nishimura, and Timothy Myles -- Interaction between the coagulation and complement system / Umme Amara ... [et al.] -- Platelet mediated complement activation / Ellinor I.B. Peerschke, Wei Yin, Berhane Ghebrehiwet -- Adrenergic regulation of complement-induced acute lung injury / Michael A. Flierl ... [et al.] -- Ficolins : structure, function, and associated diseases / Xiao-Lian Zhang, Mohammed A.M. Ali -- Complement factor H : using atomic resolution structure to illuminate disease mechanisms / Paul N. Barlow, Gregory S. Hageman, and Susan M. Lea -- Role of complement in motor neuron disease : animal models and therapeutic potential of complement inhibitors / Trent M. Woodruff ... [et al.] -- The role of membrane complement regulatory proteins in cancer immunotherapy / Jun Yan ... [et al.] -- Role of complement in ethanol-induced liver injury / Michele T. Pritchard ... [et al.] -- Immune complex-mediated cytokine production is regulated by classical complement activation both in vivo and in vitro / Johan Rönnelid ... [et al.] -- Subversion of innate immunity by periodontopathic bacteria via exploitation of complement receptor-3 / George Hajishengallis ... [et al.] -- Staphyloccocal complement inhibitors : biological functions, recognition of complement components, and potential therapeutic implications / Brian V. Geisbrecht -- Human astrovirus coat protein : a novel C1 inhibitor / Neel K. Krishna and Kenji M. Cunnion -- Hypothesis : combined inhibition of complement and CD14 as treatment regimen to attenuate the inflammatory response / Tom Eirik Mollnes ... [et al.] -- Targeting classical complement pathway to treat complement mediated autoimmune diseases / Erdem Tüzün ... [et al.] -- Compstatin : a complement inhibitor on its way to clinical application / Daniel Ricklin and John D. Lambris -- Derivatives of human complement component C3 for therapeutic complement depletion : a novel class of therapeutic agents / David C. Fritzinger ... [et al.]
General noteSelected conference papers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008925169
ISBN9780387789514
ISBN0387789510

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