Principles of Immunopharmacology - Nijkamp, Frans P.; Parnham, Michael; SpringerLink (Online service) (Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2005)
Mechanisms of immunity -- Hematopoiesis, including lymphocyte development and maturation -- T cell-mediated immunity -- Antibody diversity and B cell-mediated immunity -- Cytokines -- Innate immunity - phagocytes, natural killer cells and the complement system -- Inflammatory mediators and intracellular signalling -- Immune response in human pathology: infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites -- Immune response in human pathology: hypersensitivity and autoimmunity -- Cancer immunity -- Neuroimmunoendocrinology -- Immunodiagnosis -- Antibody detection -- Immunoassays -- Flow cytometry -- Gene arrays -- Proteomics and applications within the drug development pipeline -- Immunotherapeutics -- Vaccines -- Sera and immunoglobulins -- Anti-allergic drugs -- Drugs for the treatment of asthma and COPD -- Immunostimulants in cancer therapy -- Anti-infective activity of immunomodulators -- Mild plant and dietary immunomodulators -- Influence of antibacterial drugs on the immune system -- Immunosuppressives in transplant rejection -- Cytotoxic drugs -- Corticosteroids -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs -- Perspectives of immunotherapy in the management of asthma and other allergic conditions -- Immunotoxicology -- Immunotoxicology.
Keywords: Immunology; Pharmacology; Cell biology; Infectious diseases; Allergy; Medical biochemistry; Immunology; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Cell Biology; Infectious Diseases; Allergology; Medical Biochemistry