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OverviewThis book brings together basic scientists or clinicians from a variety of different backgrounds - immunology, infectious diseases or critical care - who share a common interest in understanding the changes that occur in immune responses in sepsis. It provides an up to date and unrivalled synthesis of current research in this rapidly developing field. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. Marshall , J. CohenPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: illustrated edition Volume: v.31 ISBN: 9783540625834ISBN 10: 3540625836 Pages: 441 Publication Date: September 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsFrom the Contents: The Four Ds of the Danger Model: Distress, Damage, Destruction, and Death * The Immune Response in Critical Illness: Excessive, Inadequate od Dysregulated * Genomics of the Sepsis Syndrome * The Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Cascade * Inhibitory Cytokines * Bacterial Toxines Induce Specific Cytokine Patterns in Vivo and in Vitro * The Acute Phase Response and Enhancing Resistance to Bacterial Infection * Cytokines as Mediators of Lung Innate Immunity * Fetuin Opsonizes Macrophage-Deactivating Cations * LPS Receptors * Regulation of Cellular Responses to Bacterial Endotoxin * The Role of Nitric Oxide in the Initiation of Inflammation in Shock * Regulation of Neutrophil Activation in Acute Lung Injury and SIRS * Neutrophils and Tissue Injury * Lymphocyte Activation, Anergy and Apoptosis in Polymicrobial Sepsis * Programmed Cell Death (Apoptosis) and the Immunologic Derangements of Critical Illness * The Endothelium as an Immune Organ: Active Player and Passive Target. The complete table of contents can be found on the Internet: http:// www springer.deReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |