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Title From innate immunity to immunological memory / B. Pulendran and R. Ahmed (eds.)
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2006
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Description 1 online resource (vi, 182 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 0070-217X ; 311
Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 311. 0070-217X
Contents TLR signaling / S. Akira -- Dendritic cells : translating innate to adaptive immunity / R.M. Steinman and H. Hemmi -- Helper T cell-regulated B cell immunity / L.J. Mcheyzer-Williams, L.P. Malherbe, and M.G. McHeyzer-Williams -- T cell memory / J.T. Tan an C.D. Surh -- The privacy of T cell memory to viruses / R.M. Welsh [and others] -- Enhancement of infectious disease vaccines through TLR9-dependent recognition of CpG DNA / M.J. McCluskie and A.M. Krieg
Summary The ability to remember an antigenic encounter for several decades, even for a life time, is one of the fundamental properties of the immune system. This phenomenon known as "immunological memory", is the foundation upon which the concept if vaccination rests. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms by which immunological memory is regulated is of paramount importance. Recent advances in immunology, particularly in the field of innate immunity, suggest that the innate immune system plays fundamental roles in influencing immunological memory. Indeed, emerging evidence suggests that events that occur early, within hours if not minutes of pathogen or vaccine entry profoundly shape the quantity, quality and duration of immunological memory. The present volume assembles a collection of essays from leading experts that span the entire spectrum research from understanding the molecular mechanisms of innate immune recognition, to dendritic cell function, to the generation and maintenance of antigen-specific B and T-cell responses
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Immunologic memory.
Natural immunity.
Immune response.
Immunity, Innate -- physiology
Immunologic Memory
Immunity, Innate
Immunologic Memory -- physiology
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology.
Natural immunity.
Immune response.
Immunologic memory.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Immune response
Immunologic memory
Natural immunity
Form Electronic book
Author Pulendran, B. (Bali)
Ahmed, Rafi
ISBN 9783540326366
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