"Immunotherapy in Translational Cancer Research is a volume in Translational Oncology, an exciting book series that focuses on translational cancer research. Immunotherapy has become a key aspect in the treatment of a wide variety of cancers, and this book is specifically design…
"Immunotherapy in Translational Cancer Research is a volume in Translational Oncology, an exciting book series that focuses on translational cancer research. Immunotherapy has become a key aspect in the treatment of a wide variety of cancers, and this book is specifically design…
A comprehensive account of cancer immunity and immunotherapy, examining recent results, current areas of interest and the specific issues that are affecting the research and development of vaccines. It provides insight into how these problems may be overcome as viewed by leaders…
"In Basophils and Mast Cells: Methods and Protocols, experts in this challenging field explore techniques to research these cells from the most practical point of view. Given the tremendous influence of mast cells and blood-borne basophils over immune system function, this volum…
"In Basophils and Mast Cells: Methods and Protocols, experts in this challenging field explore techniques to research these cells from the most practical point of view. Given the tremendous influence of mast cells and blood-borne basophils over immune system function, this volum…
"The AIDS epidemic has posed more urgent historical questions than any other disease of modern times. How have societies responded to epidemics in the past? Why did the disease emerge when and where it did? How has it spread among members of particular groups? And how will the p…
Anticarbohydrate Antibodies
by Kosma, Paul, Kosma, Paul, Müller-Loennies, Sven, Mèuller-Loennies, Sven
Many pathogens and aberrant malignant cells express unique carbohydrates on their surface representing attractive targets for vaccine design. Considerable progress has recently been made in the identification of novel carbohydrate based vaccines and a large number has reached cl…
Innate and adaptive immunity play important roles in immunosurveillance and tumor destruction. However, increasing evidence suggests that tumor-infiltrating immune cells may have a dual function: inhibiting or promoting tumor growth and progression. Although regulatory T (Treg) …
This volume of Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology covers diverse topics related to intradermal immunization. The chapters highlight the effectiveness of intradermal immunization in experimental animal models or in clinical practice, all supporting the view that intrad…
Natural Killer T cells
by Terabe, Masaki, Berzofsky, Jay A.
fromCancer Drug Discovery and Development
This book will cover primary roles of NKT cells in immunity to cancer, in both mouse tumor models and cancer patients. There are several chapters describing general aspects of NKT cells.
Stem Cell-Dependent Therapies: Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chronic Inflammatory Di…
by Wu, Jian, Charbord, Pierre, Weiss, Daniel, Wraith, David, Almeida-Porada, Graca, Bühler, Leo, Camara, Niels Olsen Saraiva, DeClerck, Yves A., Dennis, James E., Gonelle-Gispert, Carmen, Kastrup, Jens, Kurtz, Andreas, Pileggi, Antonello, Rojas, Mauricio, Ringdén, Olle, Tyndall, Alan, Uccelli, Antonio
Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a heterogeneous population of cells which reside in a variety of tissues. They differentiate into several mesodermal lineages, secrete a multitude of trophic factors and contribute to tissue homeostasis. MSCs are able to exert immuno…
In 1960 Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet received the Noble Prize in Physiology and Medicine. He titled his Nobel Lecture "Immunological Recognition of Self" emphasizing the central argument of immunological tolerance in "How does the vertebrate organism recognize self from nonself i…
Over the last decade, major advances in our understanding of the immune system and its mechanisms have led to promising new treatment strategies. In Adoptive Immunotherapy: Methods and Protocols, leading experts describe in detail their optimal techniques for producing and chara…
