The natural anti-gal antibody as foe turned friend in medicine / Uri Galili, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts medical School, Worcester, MA, United States (Retired), Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, United States (Adjunct Professor).

Author/creator Galili, Uri
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon, United Kingdom : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2018]
Descriptionxvii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Anti-gal in humans and its antigen the [alpha]-gal epitope -- Why do we produce anti-gal -- Anti-gal comprises most of anti-blood group b antibodies -- Anti-gal interaction with Trypansoma, Leishmania, and Plasmodium parasites -- Anti-gal b cells are tolerized by a [alpha]-gal epitopes in the absence of t cell help -- Anti-gal and other immune barriers in xenotransplantation -- Anti-gal IgE mediates allergies to red meat -- Anti-gal and autoimmunity -- Anti-gal-mediated amplification of viral vaccine efficacy -- Cancer immunotherapy by anti-gal-mediated in situ conversion of tumors into autologous vaccines -- Anti-gal as cancer cell destroying antibody and as antibiotics targeted by [alpha]-gal bifunctional molecules -- Acceleration of wound and burn healing by anti-gal/[alpha]-gal nanoparticles interaction -- Anti-gal and anti-non gal antibodies in regeneration of extracellular matrix bio-implants -- Post infarction regeneration of ischemic myocardium by intramyocardial injection of [alpha]-gal nanoparticles -- Regeneration of injured spinal cord and peripheral nerves by [alpha]-gal nanoparticles -- Inhalation of [alpha]-gal/sialic acid liposomes for decreasing influenza virus infection.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2017302984
ISBN9780128133620 (pbk.)
ISBN0128133627 (pbk.)