Apoptosis and Inflammation

These topics are covered in chapters on lymphocytes, granulocytes, chondrocytes and keratinocytes. The last area that the book focuses on are events at the level of tissue and disease, looking at the evidence for altered apoptosis and/or apoptotic processes in immune and inflammatory diseases. These...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Winkler, James (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhäuser 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Progress in Inflammation Research
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • — Apoptosis in inflammatory cells and diseases
  • Signaling cascades of apoptosis
  • Influence of arachidonic acid metabolism on cell proliferation and apoptosis
  • Apoptosis in the regulation of and function of T and B lymphocytes in inflammation
  • Granulocytes
  • Hematopoietic cells
  • Chondrocyte apoptosis
  • Keratinocytes
  • Apoptosis in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Apoptosis and inflammatory disease: osteoarthritis
  • Lupus and lupus-like syndromes
  • Psoriasis and apoptosis: A fundamental analysis of the psoriatic phenotype with clinical and therapeutic correlations
  • Apoptosis in renal disease