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1 online resource (555 pages) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Immune System -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Innate Immunity -- 1.2.1 Barriers -- 1.2.2 Pattern Recognition Receptors -- 1.2.3 Cellular Components of Innate Immunity -- 1.2.3.1 Neutrophils -- 1.2.3.2 Monocytes and Macrophages -- 1.2.3.3 Eosinophils -- 1.2.3.4 Basophils and Mast Cells -- 1.2.3.5 Natural Killer Cells -- 1.2.4 Soluble Factors Involved in Innate Immunity -- 1.2.4.1 Complement |
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1.2.4.2 Acute Phase Proteins1.2.4.3 Cytokines -- 1.3 Adhesion Molecules and Chemokines -- 1.3.1 Adhesion Molecules -- 1.3.2 Chemokines -- 1.4 Adaptive Immunity -- 1.4.1 Overview -- 1.4.2 Antigen Presentation and Recognition by T-Lymphocytes -- 1.4.2.1 Class I and II MHC Molecules -- 1.4.2.2 HLA-Independent Presentation of Antigen -- 1.4.3 T-Lymphocytes -- 1.4.3.1 T-Cell Development -- 1.4.3.2 T-Cellâ#x80;#x93;Antigen Receptor Complex -- 1.4.3.3 T-Cell Subpopulations -- 1.4.4 B-Lymphocytes -- 1.4.4.1 B-Cell Development -- 1.4.4.2 Establishing the B-Cell Repertoire |
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1.4.4.3 T-Cell-Dependent B-Cell Responses1.4.4.4 T-Cell-Independent B-Cell Responses -- 1.5 Other Immune Cell Types -- 1.6 Lymphoid Tissue and Cellular Communication -- 1.7 Regulatory T-cells and Immune Tolerance -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2: The Gut-Associated Lymphoid System -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Inductor Sites -- 2.2.1 Peyerâ#x80;#x99;s Patches -- 2.2.2 Isolated Lymphoid Follicles -- 2.2.3 Mesenteric Lymph Nodes -- 2.3 Effector Sites -- 2.3.1 Immunoglobulin A -- 2.4 Oral Tolerance -- 2.5 Antigen Presentation in Nonlymphoid Tissues |
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2.6 Immune Cell Trafficking2.7 The Intestinal Microbiota and Immune Development -- 2.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Obesity, Immunity, and Infection -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Direct Effects of Obesity on the Immune System -- 3.2.1 Adipose Tissue as an Immunomodulatory Endocrine Organ -- 3.2.1.1 Leptin -- 3.2.1.2 Adiponectin -- 3.2.1.3 Other Adipokines -- 3.2.2 Innate Immune Cells: Local and Systemic Effects of Obesity -- 3.2.3 Adaptive Immunity: Local and Systemic Effects of Obesity -- 3.3 Obesity and Infection -- 3.3.1 Viral Infection in Obesity |
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3.3.2 Bacterial Infection in Obesity3.4 The Infectious Origin of Obesity Hypothesis -- 3.4.1 Evidence Supporting the Hypothesis -- 3.4.2 Arguments Against the Hypothesis -- 3.5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Role of Immune Cells in Adipose Tissue -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Adipose Tissue and the Immune System: A Common Developmental Origin? -- 4.3 Adipose Cells can Behave Like Immune Cells -- 4.4 Adipose Tissue is Populated by Immune Cells -- 4.5 Adipokine Regulation of Immune Function -- 4.5.1 Leptin -- 4.5.2 Adiponectin -- 4.5.3 TNF-α -- 4.5.4 IL-1B |
| Summary |
"This book focuses on the influence of diet on the immune system and how altering one's diet helps prevent and treat infections and chronic diseases. It reviews basic immunology and discusses changes in immune function throughout the lifecycle."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
""4.5.5 IL-6"" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Print version record |
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Immunity -- Nutritional aspects.
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Immunology.
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Nutrition.
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Clinical immunology.
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Allergy and Immunology
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Clinical immunology
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Immunity -- Nutritional aspects
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Immunology
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Nutrition
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kulkarni, Anil D
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| ISBN |
9781351645195 |
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1351645196 |
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9781482253986 |
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1482253984 |
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9781351635707 |
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1351635700 |
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9781315118901 |
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1315118904 |
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