| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Monograph, ASM Press |
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Monograph, ASM Press
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| Contents |
The streptococcal superantigens / John D. Fraser and Thomas Proft -- Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens : an update / Patrick M. Schlievert and Gregory A. Bohach -- Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived superantigen (MAM), a unique class of superantigen that bridges innate and adaptive immunity / Barry C. Cole and Hong-Hua Mu -- Viral superantigens in mice and humans / Albert K. Tai and Brigitte T. Huber -- Superantigens from gram-negative bacteria and the diseases that they cause / Takehiko Uchiyama, Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, and Hidehiro Ueshiba -- Superantigen architecture : functional decoration on a conserved scaffold / Vickery L. Arcus and Edward N. Baker -- Structural evidence for zinc and peptide dependence in superantigen major histocompatibility complex class II interaction / Björn Walse -- Superantigens : structure, function, and diversity / Matthew D. Baker and K. Ravi Acharya |
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Role of superantigens in skin disease / Sang-Hyun Cho and Donald Y.M. Leung -- Pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in superantigen-induced experimental autoimmune diseases / Andrej Tarkowski -- Experimental models of superantigen-mediated neuropathology / Malte E. Kornhuber [and others] -- Novel experimental models for dissecting genetic susceptibility of superantigen-mediated diseases / Eva Medina -- Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in superantigen-mediated toxic shock syndrome / Anna Norrby-Teglund, Donald E. Low, and Malak Kotb -- Broad-spectrum peptide antagonists of superantigen toxins / Revital Levy [and others] -- Small nonpeptide inhibitors of staphylococcal superantigen-induced cytokine production and toxic shock / Teresa Krakauer -- Countermeasures against superantigens : structure-based design of bispecific receptor mimics / Goutam Gupta and Meghan Kunkel |
| Summary |
A team of internationally respected researchers covers the basic molecular mechanisms of superantigen action, their structure and function, and their role in human diseases |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Superantigens.
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Superantigens -- physiology
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Superantigens
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Bacteria -- immunology
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Virulence Factors
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Superantigens
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kotb, Malak, editor.
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Fraser, John D., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781555815844 |
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1555815847 |
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1283034131 |
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9781283034135 |
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9786613034137 |
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6613034134 |
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