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Leucocyte typing VI, white cell differentiation antigens : proceedings of the Sixth International workshop and conference held in Kobe, Japan, 10-14 November 1996
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ISBN: 0815327455 Year: 1997 Publisher: New York, NY : Garland,

CD5 B cells in development and disease
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ISBN: 0897667026 Year: 1992 Volume: 651

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CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells: Origin, Function and Therapeutic Potential
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ISBN: 1280412933 9786610412938 3540277021 3540244441 3642063764 Year: 2005 Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,

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The vertebrate immune system defends the organism against invading pathogens while at the same time being self-tolerant to the body’s own constituents thus preserving its integrity. Multiple mechanisms work in concert to ensure self-tolerance. Apart from purging the T cell repertoire from auto-reactive T cells via negative selection in the thymus dominant tolerance exerted by regulatory T cells plays a major role in tolerance imposition and maintenance. Among the various regulatory/suppressive cells hitherto described, CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Treg) and interleukin-10 producing T regulatory 1 (Tr1) cells have been studied in most detail and are the subject of most articles in this issue. Treg, also called "natural" regulatory T cells, will be traced from their intra-thymic origin to the site of their action in peripheral lymphoid organs and tissues. The repertoire of Treg is clearly biased towards recognition of self-antigens, thereby potentially preventing autoimmune diseases such as gastritis and oophoritis. Regulatory T cells, however also control infections, allergies and tolerance to transplanted tissues and this requires their induction in the periphery under conditions which are not yet fully understood. The concept of dominant tolerance, by far not novel, will offer new insights and hopefully tools for the successful treatment of autoimmune diseases, improved cancer immunotherapy and transplant survival. The fulfillment of these high expectations will, however, require their unambiguous identification and a better understanding of their mode of action.

T Cell Activation by CD1 and Lipid Antigens
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ISBN: 1280863617 9786610863617 3540695117 3540695109 3642089062 Year: 2007 Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,

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For decades, T cells were thought to solely respond to protein-derived antigens. However, the discovery of the CD1 antigen presenting system shows how antigen presenting cells can display lipid antigens to T cells. Crystal structures show that CD1 proteins accomplish this function by inserting lipids into a hydrophobic groove on the distal surface of the protein, forming CD1-lipid complexes that act as ligands for T cell receptors. CD1-reactive T cells with conserved (NK T cells) or diverse T cell receptors possess cytokine secretion and other effector mechanisms that influence many aspects of immune response. There is increasing evidence that the CD1 system has been conserved throughout mammalian evolution and is capable of presenting structurally diverse diacyglycerol, sphingolipid, polyisoprenol and lipopeptide antigens. These features of CD1 antigen presentation systems now point to a new and expanded view of the natural function of ab T cells, which involves surveillance of both the protein and lipid components of target cells. Further, cellular systems that were previously considered to have functions in lipid metabolism can now be studied in context of their immunological functions. This volume provides a comprehensive discussion of these basic aspects of CD1 biology and summarizes the most recent research into the role of CD1 in infectious, autoimmune, allergic and neoplastic disease.

The leucocyte antigen factsbook
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ISBN: 0120781859 9786611076757 1281076759 0080535437 9780120781850 9780080535432 9781281076755 6611076751 Year: 1997 Publisher: London: Academic press,

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The leucocyte antigen
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ISBN: 1281076759 9786611076757 0080535437 0120781859 Year: 1997 Publisher: New York, NY ; London : Academic Press,

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A volume in the popular FactsBook Series, the First Edition of The Leucocyte Antigen FactsBook was hugely successful. The new Second Edition has been completely revised, updated, and expanded by 65% to include new findings and up-to-date key references. The introductory chapters have also been updated, especially in terms of nomenclature, the role of the World Wide Web, and new structural data. The Leucocyte Antigen FactsBook, Second Edition contains more than 200 entries, with approximately 70 new entries, on all the molecules specifically expressed in the surface of cells of the haematopoietic system, including all characterized CD antigens, antigen receptors, MHC antigens, adhesion molecules, and cytokine receptors. This FactsBook will be of enormous value to immunologists, cell biologists, biochemists, and endocrinologists.

CD137 Pathway: Immunology and Diseases
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ISBN: 0387313222 1461497779 0387328297 Year: 2007 Publisher: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer,

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This comprehensive volume, written by experts in the field, covers nearly all aspects of ongoing research related to the CD137 pathway. Recent research has shown that the manipulation of CD137 pathway molecules is very promising in the treatment of cancer, viral infection, transplantation rejection and autoimmune diseases in experimental animal models. The volume includes research related to the identification and understanding of functional consequences of CD137 receptor and ligand molecules which represents a major effort in the field of immunology. CD137 Pathway: Immunology and Diseases is an ideal book for immunologists, microbiologists, cancer researchers, molecular biologists, biochemists, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology company scientists.

The leucocyte antigen factsbook.
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ISBN: 0121781801 Year: 1993 Publisher: London Academic press

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Immunology. Immunopathology --- HLA histocompatibility antigens --- Antigens, CD --- Cell Adhesion Molecules --- Handbooks, manuals, etc --- Antigens, CD. --- Cell Adhesion Molecules. --- -616-097 --- 577.27 --- HL-A histocompatibility antigens --- HLA antigens --- HLA transplantation antigens --- Human leukocyte antigens --- Transplantation antigens, Human --- Histocompatibility antigens --- Major histocompatibility complex --- Saccharide Mediated Cell Adhesion Molecules --- Intercellular Adhesion Molecules --- Leukocyte Adhesion Molecules --- Saccharide-Mediated Cell Adhesion Molecules --- Adhesion Molecules, Cell --- Adhesion Molecules, Intercellular --- Adhesion Molecules, Leukocyte --- Molecules, Cell Adhesion --- Molecules, Intercellular Adhesion --- Molecules, Leukocyte Adhesion --- Integrins --- Cluster of Differentiation Antigens --- Cluster of Differentiation Markers --- Differentiation Antigens, Leukocyte, Human --- Leukocyte Differentiation Antigens, Human --- CD Antigens --- Antigens. Antibodies --- Molecular bases of immunity. Molecular immunology --- Antigens. --- CD antigens --- HLA Antigens --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- handbooks. --- 577.27 Molecular bases of immunity. Molecular immunology --- 616-097 Antigens. Antibodies --- Antigens, cd --- Cd antigens --- Hla antigens --- Hla histocompatibility antigens --- Handbooks. --- 616-097 --- CD glycoproteins --- CD molecules --- CD receptors --- CD surface immunoglobulin ligands --- Differentiation antigens, Human leukocyte --- Human leukocyte differentiation antigens --- Leukocyte differentiation antigens, Human --- Cell surface antigens --- Fc receptors --- Glycoproteins --- LEUCOCYTES --- Monograph --- Leucocytes. --- Leukocytes --- White blood cells --- White cells --- Blood cells --- Killer cells --- Cell Adhesion Molecule --- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule --- Leukocyte Adhesion Molecule --- Adhesion Molecule, Cell --- Adhesion Molecule, Intercellular --- Adhesion Molecule, Leukocyte --- Molecule, Cell Adhesion --- Molecule, Intercellular Adhesion --- Molecule, Leukocyte Adhesion --- CD Antigen --- Cluster of Differentiation Antigen --- Cluster of Differentiation Marker --- Antigen Cluster, Differentiation --- Antigen, CD --- Differentiation Antigen Cluster --- Differentiation Marker Cluster --- Marker Cluster, Differentiation

Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidases : Basic Science and Clinical Applications
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ISBN: 1280726636 9786610726639 0387328246 0387290583 1461497698 Year: 2006 Publisher: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer,

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Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidases exert a potent modulatory role at an interface between immune mechanisms, metabolic responses, and neuroendocrine pathways. Experimental models and clinical studies addressing the role of these enzymes and the effect of specific inhibitors pave the way to novel therapeutic concepts in immunology, rheumatology, oncology, reproductive medicine and diabetes. Leading experts in the field will contribute to this book, which will present a state-of-the-art view on these enzymes at a time when our understanding of their function is growing ever more rapidly and therapeutic options have become imminent. The sections of the book will focus on various topics including DP IV and related enzymes in: expression and function, metabolic disorders, immune mechanisms and immune disorders, neuronal diseases and cancer, and related drug development.

Fas Signaling
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ISBN: 1280816236 9786610816231 0387345736 0387321721 144194074X Year: 2006 Publisher: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer,

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Fas Signaling is focused on the signaling mechanisms and biology of the prototypic death receptor Fas, also called CD95 or APO-1. The chapters of this book cover, besides the well recognized apoptosis-related functions of Fas, its emerging role as a proinflammatory cytokine and as an inducer of alternative forms of cell death. Fas Signaling aims to provide the reader with an up-to-date survey of the various aspects of Fas biology and the open questions of the field are addressed. This title is intended for Ph.D and post-doctoral students starting to work in the field, but is also useful for everyone with an interest in the biology of this exciting molecule.

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