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Title Bacterial activation of Type I interferons / Dane Parker, editor
Published Cham : Springer, 2014

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Contents Production and action of type I interferons in host defense -- Induction and consequences of the type I IFN response to Listeria monocytogenes -- Innate immune and type I IFN responses during Legionella pneumophila infection -- Type I interferons in immune defense against streptococci -- Activation of type I IFN signaling by Staphylococcus aureus -- Contribution of interferon signaling to host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- The detrimental role of type I interferon signaling during infection with Salmonella typhimurium -- Yersinia activation of type I interferon -- Induction and Function of Type I IFNs During Chlamydial Infection -- Regulation of Host Response to Mycobacteria by Type I Interferons
Summary The type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway is well recognized as a pathway activated by viral infections. It is activated by a variety of microbial pattern recognition receptors including the Toll-like receptors, NOD-like receptors and several cytosolic receptors. Activation of the type I IFN pathway leads to the production of both antiviral factors and products that influence immune cell function. More recently it has been shown that bacteria are also capable of activating this pathway. Bacterial Activation of Type I Interferons reviews both the current understanding of how different bacterial species are able to activate this pathway as well as the influence type I IFNs have on the outcome to infection. Several different bacterial species are covered, spanning Gram positive and Gram negative, intracellular, extracellular, and different host infection sites. An introduction to the pathogenesis of each organism is provided, and the signaling molecules involved in the activation of the type I IFN pathway and the role it plays in animal infection models are also covered
Analysis levenswetenschappen
life sciences
immunologie
immunology
bacteriologie
bacteriology
infectieziekten
infectious diseases
Biology (General)
Biologie (algemeen)
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 17, 2014)
Subject Interferon.
Interferon Type I
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Interferon
Form Electronic book
Author Parker, Dane, editor
ISBN 9783319094984
331909498X
3319094971
9783319094977