Concepts in Viral Pathogenesis

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Other Authors: Notkins, A. L. (Editor), Oldstone, M. B. A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Host Control of Viral Spread
  • Early Non-immune Control
  • 1. Interferon and Viral Pathogenesis
  • 2. Natural Killer Cells in Viral Infection
  • 3. The Role of the Complement System in Host Defense Against Virus Diseases
  • 4. Proteolytic Cleavage and Virus Pathogenesis
  • Immune Control—Humoral
  • 5. Mechanisms of Virus Neutralization
  • 6. Antibody-and Complement-Dependent Lysis of Virus-Infected Cells
  • Immune Control—Cellular
  • 7. The Inflammatory Response to Acute Viral Infections
  • 8. MHC Restriction and Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
  • 9. Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (ADCC) Mediated by Human Killer Lymphocytes (K-Cells)
  • 10. Cloning of Functional T Lymphocytes
  • Genetic Control
  • 11. Host Genes that Influence Susceptibility to Viral Diseases
  • 12. Host Genes Controlling the Immune Response
  • 13. On the Role of Recombinant Retroviruses in Murine Leukemia
  • Host Range and Tissue Tropism
  • Virus-Interaction with the Immune System
  • 29. Virus-Induced Immune Complex Formation and Disease: Definition, Regulation, Importance
  • 30. Virus-Induced Autoimmunity
  • 31. The Role of Immunospecific Receptors in Retrovirus-Induced Lymphomagenesis
  • 32. Viruses as Regulators of Delayed Hypersensitivity T-Cell and Suppressor T-Cell Function
  • 33. Mechanisms and Biological Implications of Virus-Induced Polyclonal B-Cell Activation
  • Evolving Concepts in Viral Pathogenesis Illustrated by Selected Animal Models
  • 34. Virus-Induced Diabetes Mellitus
  • 35. Herpesvirus-Induced Atherosclerosis
  • 36. Retrovirus-Induced Arthritis
  • 37. Virus-Induced Demyelination
  • 38. Virus Can Alter Cell Function Without Causing Cell Pathology: Disordered Function Leads to Imbalance of Homeostasis and Disease
  • Evolving Concepts in Viral Pathogenesis Illustrated by Selected Diseases in Humans
  • 39. Chronic Leukemia
  • 40. Hepatitis B Virus Diseases
  • 41. Herpesviruses and Cancer
  • 42. Epithelial Cell Interactions of the Epstein-Barr Virus
  • 43. Viral Gastroenteritis
  • 44. Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses
  • 45. Marburg and Ebola Viruses: New Agents on the Frontiers of Virology
  • 46. Rabies
  • 47. Unconventional Viruses
  • Control of Viral Diseases
  • 48. Antibodies to Synthetic Peptide Immunogens as Probes for Virus Protein Expression and Function
  • 49. Recombinant DNA Vaccines
  • 50. Monoclonal Antibodies
  • 51. Antiviral Drugs
  • 52. The Use of Interferons in the Control of Viral Diseases
  • 53. Insect Viruses as Pesticides
  • 14. Viral Receptors: Expression, Regulation and Relationship to Infectivity
  • 15. Viral Genes and Tissue Tropism
  • 16. Utilization of Host Proteins as Virus Receptors
  • 17. Host Range and Tissue Tropisms: Antibody-Dependent Mechanisms
  • 18. Enveloped Virus Maturation at Restricted Membrane Domains
  • 19. Viruses and Differentiation: The Molecular Basis of Viral Tissue Tropisms
  • Virus Maturation and Diversity
  • 20. Continuum of Change in RNA Virus Genomes
  • 21. Reassortment Continuum
  • 22. Immune Selection of Virus Variants
  • 23. Antigenic Variants of Viruses and Their Relevance to Clinical Disease
  • Virus Persistence
  • 24. Unique Interactions of Retroviruses with Eukaryotic Cells
  • 25. Molecular Biology of Herpes Simplex Virus Latency
  • 26. Cellular Oncogenes and Pathogenesis of Cancer
  • 27. Antibody Initiates Virus Persistence: Immune Modulation and Measles Virus Infection.-28. Ovarian Infection and Transovarial Transmission of Viruses in Insects