Protective and pathological immune responses in the CNS / edited by B. Dietzschold and J.A. Richt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dietzschold, B. (Bernhard)

Richt, J. A. (Jürgen Albricht)

Series:

Current topics in microbiology and immunobiology ; v. 265.

Current topics in microbiology and immunobiology ; v. 265

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central nervous system--Immunology.

Central nervous system.

Immune response.

Central Nervous System--immunology.

Central Nervous System Diseases--immunology.

Immunity, Cellular.

Medical Subjects:

Central Nervous System--immunology.

Central Nervous System Diseases--immunology.

Immunity, Cellular.

Physical Description:

viii, 277 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 2002.

Summary:

In spite of the protection of the CNS there are situations where immune responses occur due to different disease processes. While antigen-specific cells of the adaptive immune response are not normally functional in the CNS tissue, CNS resident cells respond to infection or insult. One mechanisms is through the induction of apoptosis in virus infected neurons, which may be protective or pathogenic depending on the extent of cell death.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

354042668X

OCLC:

48679810