Immunotherapy in Transplantation: Principles and Practice

Spis treści:
Section one: Basic Immunology.
1. T cell biology.
2. B cell biology.
3. Innate immunity.
4. Potential targets for therapy.
Section two: Basic Pharmacology.
1. Pharmacokinetics.
2. Pharmacodynamics.
3. Pharmacogenomics.
4. Study design/process of development.
Section Three: Specific Agents.
1. Cyclosporine and tacrolimus.
2. Sirolimus and everolimus.
3. Mycophenolic Acid, Azathiopurine, Mizorbine.
4. Polyclonal antibodies.
5. Monoclonal antibodies.
6. Co–stimulatory blockade.
7. JAK3.
8. PKC.
9. FTY720.
10 Thalidomide.
11. Ivig.
12. TNF Alpha antagonists.
13. Anti–cd20.
14. Interferon.
15. Corticosteroids.
16. Lymphocyte trafficking agents.
17. Adhesion molecules.
18. Methotrexate

Nota biograficzna:
Bruce Kaplan, MD, Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology, Co–Director UIC Transplant Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Applied Genomics Center, University of Alberta, Canada
Gilbert Burkhart, Pharm D, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), San Francisco, USA
Phil Halloran, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada