Full Description
Since publication of the 4th Edition of The Autoimmune Diseases in 2006, the understanding of the immune mechanisms underlying autoimmunity and autoimmune disease has significantly deepened and broadened. This fully revised 5th Edition incorporates new material and combines common themes underlying inductive and effector mechanisms and therapies that relate generally to the autoimmune disorders. It discusses the biological basis of disease at genetic, molecular, cellular, and epidemiologic levels and includes expanded coverage of autoinflammatory disease and autoimmune responses to tumors.
Contents
Part I. Immunologic Basis of AutoimmunityPart II A.Immune Cells and Immune ResponsesPart II B. Non-Antigen-Specific RecognitionPart III. Initiation of Autoimmunity Part IV. Facilitation of AutoimmunityPart V. Experimental Models of AutoimmunityPart VI. Multisystem Autoimmune DiseasesPart VII. Endocrine SystemPart VIII. Blood DisordersPart IX. Central and Peripheral Nervous SystemPart X. Gastrointestinal SystemPart XI. Skin DiseasesPart XII. Nephropathies and Reproductive SystemPart XIII. Cardiovascular System and Lungs Part XIV. Unclassified Expressions of AutoimmunityPart XV. Diagnosis, Prevention and Therapy
