Inflammation : basic principles and clinical correlates

xvii, 995 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0881673447; 9780881673449; National Library: 8709188 LCCN: 87-23334 ; LC: RB131; QZ150; Dewey: 616/.0473 ; red and black cloth ; ex-lib, stamps, labels; ownership stamps and marks ; Contents: Inflammation: Historical Perspectives -- Cellular Components of Inflammation -- Developmental Biology of Neutrophils and Eosinophils -- Development and Distribution of Mononuclear Phagocytes: Relevance to Inflammation -- Dendritic Cells -- Eosinophils -- Platelets: Their Role in Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Inflammation -- Mast Cells and Basophils -- Overview of Development and Function of Lymphocytes -- The Thymus and T-Cell Development -- B-Cell Development -- Natural Killer Cells -- CD Effector Cells -- Role of Co-Stimulation in the Host Response to Infection -- The Vascular Endothelium -- Fibroblasts and Matrix Proteins -- Extracellular Matrix Proteins and Proteoglycans -- Mediators of Inflammation -- Immunoglobulins -- Biology of the Complement System -- Acute Phase Response -- Bradykinin Formation: Plasma and Tissue Pathways and Cellular Interactions -- Prostaglandins and Inflammation -- Leukotrienes: Biosynthetic Pathways, Release, and Receptor-Mediated Actions with Relevance to Disease States -- Lipoxins and Aspirin-Triggered -epi-Lipoxins -- Platelet-Activating Factor: A Phospholipid Mediator of Inflammation -- Neuropeptides in Inflammation and Immunity -- Myeloid Growth Factors -- Chemokines -- Cytokines in Normal and Pathogenic Inflammatory Responses -- Interleukin-: A Proinflammatory Cytokine -- Interleukin -- Tumor Necrosis Factor, Interleukin-, Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor, and Macrophage Inflammatory Protein- in Inflammation Biochemistry, Mechanism of Action, and Biology of the Interferons -- Interleukin -- Cellular Mechanisms Receptors for Microbial Products: Carbohydrates -- Innate Recognition of Microbial Lipids -- The Role of [beta[subscript ]] Integrins in Inflammation -- The Selectins in Inflammation -- Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules in Transendothelial Migration -- Molecular Basis of Lymphocyte Migration -- Chemoattractant Stimulus-Response Coupling -- Signal Transduction in Lymphocytes -- Ion Channels and Carriers in Leukocytes: Distribution and Functional Roles -- Mechanical Responses of White Blood Cells -- Biology of Phagocytosis -- Degranulation -- Oxygen Metabolites from Phagocytes -- The Respiratory Burst Oxidase -- Nitric Oxide as a Factor in Inflammation -- Oxygen-Independent Antimicrobial Systems of Phagocytes -- Apoptosis and Senescence of Hematopoietic and Immune Cells: Mechanisms and Significance -- Responses to Inflammation -- Role of Interleukin -- Interleukin in Resolving Inflammatory Responses -- Angiogenesis -- Wound Repair: An Overview -- Transforming Growth Factor-[beta] (TGF-[beta]) in the Resolution and Repair of Inflammation -- Clinical Correlates -- Disorders of Phagocytic Cells -- Urticaria and Angioedema -- Role of Immunoglobulin E and Eosinophils in Mediating Protection and Pathology in Parasitic Helminth Infections -- Autoantibodies: Their Induction and Pathogenicity -- Pemphigus and Pemphigoid: Autoantibody-Mediated Dermatoses -- The Role of Inflammation in Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Meta-analysis of Both Clinical and Preclinical Trials of Anti-inflammatory Therapies -- Granulomatous Inflammation: Host Antimicrobial Defense in the Tissues in Visceral Leishmaniasis -- Vasculitis: Pathogenic Mechanisms of Vessel Damage -- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Crystal-Induced Arthropathies -- Reperfusion Injury -- Inflammatory Lung Disease: Molecular Determinants of Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Fibrosis ; thick, heavy volume ; VG.