Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- 1 Implications of advances in immunology for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of rheumatic disease
- 2 The role of T cells in autoimmune disease
- 3 The role of MHC antigens in autoimmunity
- 4 B cells: formation and structure of autoantibodies
- 5 The role of CD40 in immune responses
- 6 Manipulation of the T cell immune system via CD28 and CTLA-4
- 7 Lymphocyte antigen receptor signal transduction
- 8 The role of adhesion mechanisms in inflammation
- 9 The regulation of apoptosis in the rheumatic disorders
- 10 The role of monokines in arthritis
- 11 T lymphocyte subsets in relation to autoimmune disease
- 12 Complement receptors
- Index
List of contributors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- 1 Implications of advances in immunology for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of rheumatic disease
- 2 The role of T cells in autoimmune disease
- 3 The role of MHC antigens in autoimmunity
- 4 B cells: formation and structure of autoantibodies
- 5 The role of CD40 in immune responses
- 6 Manipulation of the T cell immune system via CD28 and CTLA-4
- 7 Lymphocyte antigen receptor signal transduction
- 8 The role of adhesion mechanisms in inflammation
- 9 The regulation of apoptosis in the rheumatic disorders
- 10 The role of monokines in arthritis
- 11 T lymphocyte subsets in relation to autoimmune disease
- 12 Complement receptors
- Index
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- Rheumatic DiseasesImmunological Mechanisms and Prospects for New Therapies, pp. vi - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1999