The Role of Immune Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Disease - Schultheiss, Heinz-Peter.; Schwimmbeck, Peter; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997)
The Immunology of Myocarditis -- Mechanisms and Genetics of Autoimmunity -- Molecular Pathogenesis of Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy: Analysis of Virus-Receptor Interactions and Tyrosine Phosphorylation Events -- Coxsackievirus Genetics and the Cardiovirulent Viral Phenotype -- Lessons from Animal Models of Viral Myocarditis -- The Role of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Myocarditis -- The Role of Heart Infiltrating Cells in Myocyte Injury -- The Significance of T Cell Responses in Human Myocarditis -- The Possible Pathogenic Role of Autoantibodies in Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- The Adenine Nucleotide Translocator: A Major Autoantigen in Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- Immunohistochemical Analysis of Inflammatory Heart Disease -- Immunological Mediators in Inflammation of the Heart -- Adhesion Molecule Induction and Expression in Neutrophil-Induced Myocardial Injury -- Molecular Mechanisms of Adhesion of Staphylococcus Aureus to Cardiac Surfaces and Vegetations -- Endotoxins as Potential Mediators of Myocardial Depression -- Immunological Mediators in Arteriosclerosis -- Transplant Associated Coronary Artery Disease -- Role of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Organ Transplantation -- The Role of NO Synthases in Immunological Diseases: Importance for Left Ventricular Function -- The Role of the Endothelium in Atherosclerosis -- Immune and Inflammatory Responses in the Human Atherosclerotic Plaque -- Inflammation in Acute Coronary Syndromes -- Immunological Mechanisms in Myocardial Reperfusion Injury -- Metalloproteinases and Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture -- Potential Role of Human Cytomegalovirus and Its Interaction with p53 in Coronary Restenosis -- Therapeutic Approaches for Immune-Mediated Cardiovascular Diseases -- Protective Effects of Monoclonal Antibodies to Cell Adhesion Glycoproteins in Models of Cardiac Reperfusion Injury and Leukocyte/Vascular Responses -- Prevention of Arterial Restenosis of Rapamycin and Mycophenolate Mofetil: A New Role for Novel Immunosuppressants in the Prevention of Post-Balloon Angioplasty Restenosis? -- Treatment of Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy with Corticosteroids -- The Genetics of Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- Mechanisms of Allograft Rejection and Therapeutic Options.
Keywords: Immunology; Cardiology; Internal medicine; Immunology; Cardiology; Internal Medicine