Immunostimulatory DNA Sequences

This volume is a product of a collaborative effort and attempts to provide a wide and up-to-date coverage of information regarding the biology and on the potential application of immunostimulatory DNA. ISS hold great promise for influencing the immune response and the authors anticipate that the hig...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Raz, E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • to immunostimulatory DNA sequences
  • The discovery of immunostimulatory DNA sequence
  • Mechanisms of immune stimulation by bacterial DNA
  • Activation of NK cell (human and mouse) by immunostimulatory DNA sequence
  • Activation of skin dendritic cells by immunostimulatory DNA
  • Rescue of B cells from apoptosis by immune stimulatory CpG DNA
  • The response of human B lymphocytes to oligodeoxynucleotides
  • Multiple effects of immunostimulatory DNA on T cells and the role of type I interferons
  • Pre-priming: a novel approach to DNA-based vaccination and immunomodulation
  • Signal transduction induced by immunostimulatory CpG DNA
  • Immunostimulatory DNA sequences and cancer therapy
  • Modulation of asthmatic response by immunostimulatory DNA sequences
  • The role of CpG in DNA vaccines
  • Mucosal adjuvanticity of immunostimulatory DNA sequences
  • Immunostimulatory DNA sequences help to eradicate intracellular pathogens
  • The antigenic properties of bacterial DNA in normal and aberrant immunity
  • The role of immunostimulatory CpG-DNA in septic shock
  • Activation of the innate immune system by CpG oligodeoxynucleotides: immunoprotective activity and safety