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OverviewThis thematic volume provides authoritative, up-to-date reviews addressing recent advances as well as an overview for the research and clinical communities on the endemic infection of Chagas disease. Lead researchers discuss epidemiology and control measures as well as various diagnosis techniques, treatments, and therapies currently being used. The text includes a history of Chagas disease and an outlook for the next century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Louis M. Weiss (Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, NY, USA) , Herbert B. TanowitzPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Volume: 76 Weight: 0.620kg ISBN: 9780123858955ISBN 10: 012385895 Pages: 294 Publication Date: 20 September 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsBioactive lipids in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Fabiana S. Machado1, Shankar Mukherjee, Louis M. Weiss, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Anthony W. Ashton Mechanisms of host cell invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi Kacey L. Caradonna and Barbara A. Burleigh Gap junctions and Chagas’ disease Daniel Adesse, Regina Coeli Goldenberg, Fabio S. Fortes, Jasmin, Dumitru A. Iacobas, Sanda Iacobas, Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, Maria de Narareth Meirelles, Huan Huang, Milena B. Soares, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Luciana Ribeiro Garzoni and David C. Spray The Vasculature in Chagas Disease Cibele M. Prado, Linda A. Jelicks, Louis M. Weiss, Stephen M. Factor, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Marcos A. Rossi Infection-Associated Vasculopathy in Experimental Chagas Disease: Pathogenic Roles of Endothelin and Kinin Pathways Julio Scharfstein, Daniele Andrade Autoimmunity Edecio Cunha-Neto, MD, PhD; Priscila Camillo Teixeira, PhD; Luciana Gabriel Nogueira, PhD; Jorge Kalil, MD, PhD ROS signaling of inflammatory cytokines during T. cruzi infection Shivali Gupta, Monisha Dhiman, Jian-jun Wen, Nisha Jain Garg Inflammation and Chagas disease: some mechanisms and relevance. Talvani A and Teixeira MM Neurodegeneration and neuroregeneration in Chagas’ disease Marina V. Chuenkova and Mercio Pereira-Perrin Adipose tissue, Diabetes and Chagas Disease Herbert B. Tanowitz, Linda A. Jelicks, Fabiana S. Machado, Lisia Esper, Xiaohua Qi, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Streamson C. Chua, Philipp E. Scherer, Fnu NagajyothiReviewsOne is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing. --PARASITOLOGY The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers. --ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY One is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing. --PARASITOLOGY The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers. --ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY One is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing. --PARASITOLOGY The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers. --ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY Author InformationLouis M. Weiss M.D., M.P.H is Professor of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) and Professor of Pathology (Division of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine) of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. Dr. Weiss received his M.D. and M.P.H degrees from the Johns Hopkins University in 1982. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Following this fellowship, he joined the faculty at Einstein where he is currently a Professor of Pathology and Medicine. His laboratory group has an active research program on parasitic diseases with a research focus on Toxoplasma gondii, the Microsporidia and Trypanosoma cruzi. Dr. Weiss is the author of over 200 publications and the editor of 3 books on parasitology. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, Infectious Disease Society of America and the American Academy of Microbiology. Dr. Weiss is the Co-Director of the Einstein Global Health Center. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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