Format:
1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 130 Seiten).
ISBN:
978-3-318-02348-0
Series Statement:
Else Kröner-Fresenius symposia Vol. 4
Content:
Our understanding of the complex innate immune response is increasing rapidly. Its role in the protection against viral or bacterial pathogens is essential for the survival of an organism. However, it is equally important to avoid unregulated inflammation because innate immune responses can cause or promote chronic autoinflammatory diseases such as gout, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes or certain aspects of the metabolic syndrome. In this book leading international experts in the field of innate immunity share their findings, define the state of the art in this field and evaluate how insight into the molecular basis of these diseases could help in the design of new therapies. A tremendous amount of work on the innate immune response has been done over the last fifteen years, culminating in the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine awarded for the discoveries of Toll genes in immunity in flies, membrane-bound Toll-like receptors in mammals, and dendritic cells as initiators of adaptive immunity
Note:
Highlighting the state of the art in the field
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-318-02347-3
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
Angeborene Immunität
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Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.1159/isbn.978-3-318-02348-0
Author information:
Hartmann, Gunther 1966-
