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Infection and autoimmunity /

Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bac...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Shoenfeld, Yehuda; Agmon-Levin, Nancy; Rose, Noel R
Published: Elsevier/Academic Press,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: [2015]
©2-15
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Autoimmune diseases > Microbiology
Autoimmune diseases > Immunological aspects
Infection
Autoimmunity
Autoimmune Diseases > immunology
Infection > immunology
Autoimmune Diseases
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General
MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine
MEDICAL / Diseases
MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine
MEDICAL / Internal Medicine
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444632692
Summary: Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses, and parasites associated with autoimmunity, and a summary is given on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them.
Item Description: Revised edition of: Infection and autoimmunity / editors, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Noel R. Rose. 1st ed. 2004.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 1036 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780444632722
0444632727
Index Number: RC600
CLC: R593.2
Contents: Introduction -- Infections and autoimmune diseases : an interplay of pathogenic and protective links -- Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity -- Epitope spreading in autoimmune diseases -- CD5-expressing B-1 cells and infection -- T cells and autoimmunity -- Lymphocytes and infection in autoimmune diseases -- Endothelial cell autoreactivity and infection -- Microbiota and autoimmunity -- Infection, autoimmunity, and vitamin D -- Seasonality and autoimmunity -- The protective role of helminths in autoimmunity -- Vaccination and autoimmunity -- BCG vaccination -- Opportunistic infections and auto

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