| Description |
1 online resource (485 pages) |
| Contents |
Immunotherapy in Transplantation: Principles and Practice; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part 1 Transplantation Immunobiology; 1 The Immune Response to a Transplanted Organ: An Overview; 2 Antigen Presentation in Transplantation; 3 The T Cell Response to Transplantation Antigens; 4 The B Cell Response to Transplantation Antigens; 5 The Innate Response to a Transplanted Organ; 6 Regulation of the Alloimmune Response; Part 2 Transplantation Clinical Pharmacology; 7 Pharmacokinetics; 8 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Immunosuppressive Agents |
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22 Transplantation Immunotherapy with Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG)23 The Role of Alemtuzumab in Solid Organ Transplantation; 24 Rituximab, an Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody; 25 The Anti-Interleukin 2 Receptor Antibodies; 26 Infliximab/Anti-TNF; 27 CTLA4-Ig; 28 Combination and Adjuvant Therapies to Facilitate the Efficacy of Costimulatory Blockade; 29 Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) a Modulator of Immunity and Inflammation with Applications in Solid Organ Transplantation; Index; Color Plates |
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9 Pharmacometrics: Concepts and Applications to Drug Development10 Pharmacogenomics and Organ Transplantation; 11 Study Design/Process of Development: Clinical Studies; Part 3 Agents; 12 Corticosteroids; 13 Azathioprine; 14 Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Mycophenolate; 15 Cyclosporine: Molecular Action to Clinical Therapeutics; 16 Tacrolimus; 17 Inhibitors of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin; 18 Inhibitors Targeting JAK3; 19 Cyclophosphamide; 20 Application of Antisense Technology in Medicine; 21 The Role of Ganciclovir in Transplantation |
| Summary |
This comprehensive reference source will benefit all transplant specialists working with pharmacologic and biologic agents that modulate the immune system. Compiled by a team of world-renowned editors and contributors covering the fields of transplantation, nephrology, pharmacology, and immunology, the book covers all anti-rejection drugs according to a set template and includes the efficacy of each for specific diseases |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Immunotherapy.
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Transplantation immunology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burkhart, Gilbert J.
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Lakkis, Fadi G.
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| ISBN |
1405182717 |
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1444355430 |
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1444355627 |
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9781405182713 |
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9781444355437 |
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9781444355628 |
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