Handbook of Human Immunology, Second Edition
by Maurice R.G. O'Gorman (Editor), Albert D. Donnenberg (Editor)
Product Details
* Hardcover: 640 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 2 edition (February 15, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0849319846
Book Description
Since the publication of the first edition of the Handbook of Human Immunology in 1997, major scientific achievements have elucidated our understanding of the complexities of the human immune system. This second edition compiles the major breakthroughs of the past decade including dramatic increases in the number of recognized clusters of differentiation on the surface of leukocytes and associated cells, establishment of an entire new chemokine and chemokine receptor nomenclature system, and discovery of more than 30 lymphokines. The text emphasizes clinically relevant immunological parameters, and clarifies the basic principles underlying immune system assays, as well as applications and interpretations of immune tests.
Contents
Preface
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Overview of Immunity
James D. Folds
Chapter 2 Statistics of Immunological Testing
Albert D. Donnenberg
Chapter 3 Human Immunoglobulins
Robert G. Hamilton
Chapter 4 The Complement System
Patricia C. Giclas
Chapter 5 Cellular Immunology: Monitoring of Immune Therapies
Theresa L. Whiteside
Chapter 6 Understanding Clinical Flow Cytometry
Albert D. Donnenberg and Vera S. Donnenberg
Chapter 7 Leukemia and Lymphoma Immunophenotyping
and Cytogenetics
Maria A. Proytcheva
Chapter 8 Guidelines for the Use of Flow Cytometry in the
Management of Patients Infected with the Human
Immunodefi ciency Virus Type-1 and the Acquired
Immunodefi ciency Syndrome
Maurice R.G. O’Gorman
Chapter 9 Role of Flow Cytometry in the Diagnosis and Monitoring
of Primary Immunodefi ciency Disease
Maurice R.G. O’Gorman
Chapter 10 Detection and Characterization of the T-Cell
Receptor Repertoire
Gulbu Uzel
Chapter 11 Human Leukocyte Differentiation Antigens, Cluster
of Differentiation: Past, Present, and Future
Maurice R.G. O’Gorman
Chapter 12 Immunologic Diagnosis of Autoimmunity
Noel R. Rose
Chapter 13 Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases
of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Stefano Guandalini, Mala Setty, and Bana Jabri
Chapter 14 Serologic Testing for Infectious Diseases
John L. Schmitz
Chapter 15 Molecular Techniques Applied to Infectious Diseases
Jennifer S. Goodrich and Melissa B. Miller
Chapter 16 Cytokines: Regulators of Immune Responses and Key
Therapeutic Targets
Barbara Detrick, Chandrasekharam N. Nagineni,
and John J. Hooks
Chapter 17 Measuring Human Cytokines
Holden T. Maecker
Chapter 18 The Human Major Histocompatibility Complex and
DNA-Based Typing of Human Leukocyte Antigens
for Transplantation
Susana G. Marino, Andrés Jaramillo,
and Marcelo A. Fernلndez-Viٌa
Chapter 19 Relevance of Antibody Screening and Crossmatching
in Solid Organ, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation,
and Blood Transfusion
Chee L. Saw, Denise L. Heaney, Howard M. Gebel,
and Robert A. Bray
Chapter 20 Functional Assessment of Immunosuppression: Monitoring
Posttransplant Alloreactivity with Flow Cytometric Mixed
Lymphocyte Cocultures
Chethan Ashok Kumar, Ali Abdullah, Alison Logar,
Patrick Wilson, Anjan Talukdar, Nydia Chien,
Mandal Singh, and Rakesh Sindhi
Index
