Immune Responses in the Nervous System (Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1872748791 ISBN 13: 9781872748795

Publisher: Bios Scientific Publishers Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

This volume brings together a series of up-to-date and broad-based reviews from international researchers. It should provide the reader with a better understanding of cytokine actions in the nervous system with reference to neuroimmune diseases, and should be useful in helping to improve diagnosis and determining therapeutic measures. Many molecules and mechanisms classically associated with the peripheral immune system have been found to be active in the brain. In particular, invading and resident immune cells, microglia, acute-phase proteins, the complement pathway, cytokines and growth factors all exert effects on neuronal growth differentiation and responses to disease. The investigation of immune activation within the brain is a rapidly expanding field of research, particularly with regard to responses to acute neuronal disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bios Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1872748791
• ISBN 13: 9781872748795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 249
• Editor: Rothwell Nancy