Natural Killer Cells: At the Forefront of Modern Immunology

By Jacques Zimmer

Book Overview

Natural Killer Cells: Deciphering Their Role, Diversity and Functions.- Dissecting Human NK Cell Development and Differentiation.- Diversity of KIR Genes, Alleles and Haplotypes.- NK Cell Education and CIS Interaction Between Inhibitory NK Cell Receptors and Their Ligands.- Trogocytosis and NK Cells in Mouse and Man.- Virus Interactions with NK Cell Receptors.- The Role of NK Cells in Bacterial Infections.- NK Cells and Autoimmunity.- NK Cells and Allergy.- Natural Killer Cells and Their Role in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.- NK Cells, NKT Cells, and KIR in Solid Organ Transplantation.- NK Cells in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases.- Natural Killer Cells and the Skin.- NK Cells in Oncology.- The Role of KIR in Disease.- Interactions Between NK Cells and Dendritic Cells.- Modulation of T Cell-Mediated Immune Responses by Natural Killer Cells.- Interactions Between NK Cells and Regulatory T Cells.- Interactions Between B Lymphocytes and NK Cells: An Update.- The Regulatory Natural Killer Cells.- NK Cells and Microarrays.- Natural Killer Cells in the Treatment of Human Cancer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642426336
• ISBN13: 9783642426339
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"