Short description Written by prolific specialists in the field,this second volume of the first comprehensive series on tuberculosis focuses on immunology and cell biology of the infection thereby perfectly complementing volumes on molecular biology an clinical as well as therapeutic aspects of TB.
From the contents Immunity to M. tuberculosis and BCG: Introduction Recognition Receptors and Phagocytosis for M. tuberculosis Transcriptional Response of Macrophages and Dendritic Cells to M. tuberculosis Dendritic Cells and Antigen Presentation Killing Mechanisms of the Host Against M. tuberculosis Manipulation of the Macrophage Response Conventional T Cells and their Antigenic Repertoire Unconventional T Cells Cytokines in Tuberculosis Antibodies in Tuberculosis Pathology Maintenance of Latent Infection with Correlates of Protective Immunity Genetics of Resistance (mouse and man) HIV/TB Interactions Novel Vaccination Strategies Against Tuberculosis Experimental Animal Models of Tuberculosis
