Infection and autoimmunity
by Agmon-Levin, Nancy Rose, Noel R. Shoenfeld, Yehuda
Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses, and parasites associated with autoimmunity, and a summary is given on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them.
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- Full title :Infection and autoimmunity / edited by Yehuda Shoenfeld, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Noel R. Rose.
Summary
Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses, and parasites associated with autoimmunity, and a summary is given on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them.
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- Publication Date:©2-15
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Elsevier/Academic Press
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2-15
Notes
Revised edition of: Infection and autoimmunity / editors, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Noel R. Rose. 1st ed. 2004.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxxiii, 1036 pages) : : illustrations (some color)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780444632722, 0444632727
- oclc:ocn903490140
- LC Classification:RC600
- Dewey Decimal:616.978
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Infections and autoimmune diseases : an interplay of pathogenic and protective links -- Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity -- Epitope spreading in autoimmune diseases -- CD5-expressing B-1 cells and infection -- T cells and autoimmunity -- Lymphocytes and infection in autoimmune diseases -- Endothelial cell autoreactivity and infection -- Microbiota and autoimmunity -- Infection, autoimmunity, and vitamin D -- Seasonality and autoimmunity -- The protective role of helminths in autoimmunity -- Vaccination and autoimmunity -- BCG vaccination -- Opportunistic infections and autoimmune diseases -- Can antibiotics cure autoimmune diseases? -- Anti-viral therapy, Eepstein-Bbarr virus, autoimmunity, and chaos (the butterfly effect) -- Roles for cytomegalovirus in infection, inflammation, and autoimmunity -- Hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia : an update -- HIVspectrum and autoimmune diseases -- Parvovirus infection and its association with autoimmune diseases -- Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and rheumatic diseases : a link between infection and autoimmunity -- Sjögren's syndrome : role of viruses and viral-like sequences -- Viral infection and heart disease : auto…
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