|  | Lamb, Tracey
Immunity to Parasitic Infection
 1. Edition September 2012
119.- Euro
2012. 520 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-470-97247-2 - John Wiley & Sons
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Parasitic infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the world today. Often endemic in developing countries many parasitic diseases are neglected in terms of research funding and much remains to be understood about parasites and the interactions they have with the immune system. This book examines current knowledge about immune responses to parasitic infections affecting humans, including interactions that occur during co-infections, and how immune responses may be manipulated to develop therapeutic interventions against parasitic infection.
For easy reference, the most commonly studied parasites are examined in individual chapters written by investigators at the forefront of their field. An overview of the immune system, as well as introductions to protozoan and helminth parasites, is included to guide background reading. A historical perspective of the field of immunoparasitology acknowledges the contributions of investigators who have been instrumental in developing this field of research.
From the contents
List of Contributors xiii
Introduction: Immunoparasitology: The Making of a Modern Immunological science 1
Alan Sher
Section 1
1 Notes on the Immune System 15
Tracey J. Lamb
References for further reading 54
Section 2
2 Introduction to Protozoan Infections 61
David B. Guiliano and Tracey J. Lamb
References for further reading 88
3 Apicomplexa:Malaria 91
Tracey J. Lamb and Francis M. Ndung'u
References for further reading 105
4 Apicomplexa: Toxoplasma gondii 107
EmmaWilson
References for further reading 118
5 Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidium 121
Jan R. Mead andMichael J. Arrowood
References for further reading 134
6 Diplomonadida: Giardia 139
Steven Singer
References for further reading 150
7 Kinetoplastids: Leishmania 153
IngridM¨ uller and Pascale Kropf
References for further reading 164
8 Kinetoplastids: Trypanosomes 165
Jeremy Sternberg
References for further reading 176
9 Kinetoplastids: Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) 179
Rick Tarleton
References for further reading 189
Section 3
10 Introduction to Helminth Infections 195
David B. Guiliano
References for further reading 213
11 Nematoda: Filarial Nematodes 217
Sabine Specht and Achim Hoerauf
References for further reading 229
12 Nematoda: Ascaris lumbricoides 231
Christina Dold
References for further reading 243
13 Nematoda: Hookworms 247
Soraya Gaze, HenryMcSorley and Alex Loukas
References for further reading 259
14 Nematoda: Trichuris 263
Colby Zaph
References for further reading 271
15 Nematoda: Trichinella 275
Judith A. Appleton, Lisa K. Blum and Nebiat G. Gebreselassie
References for further reading 284
16 Trematoda: Schistosomes 287
Mark Wilson
References for further reading 303
17 Cestoda: Tapeworm Infection 307
C´esar A. Terrazas,Miriam Rodr´?guez-Sosa and Luis I. Terrazas
References for further reading 320
Section 4
18 Co-infection: Immunological Considerations 325
Joanne Lello
References for further reading 333
19 HIV and Malaria Co-infection 335
Aubrey Cunnington and EleanorM. Riley
References for further reading 351
20 HIV and Leishmania Co-infection 353
JavierMoreno
References for further reading 359
21 Gastrointestinal Nematodes and Malaria 361
Mathieu Nacher
References for further reading 372
22 Malaria and Schistosomes 375
ShonaWilson and Jamal Khalife
References for further reading 385
Section 5
23 Hygiene and Other Early Childhood Influences on the Subsequent Function of the Immune System 391
Graham A.W. Rook
References for further reading 400
24 Nematodes as Therapeutic Organisms 401
William Harnett andMargaretM. Harnett
References for further reading 413
AlbertoMoreno
References for further reading 429
Yasuyuki Goto and Steven G. Reed
References for further reading 438
Brent Schneider,Maria Victoria Periago and Jeffrey M. Bethony
References for further reading 456
Sara Lustigman
References for further reading 468
Abbreviations 471
Glossary 479
Index 493
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