An Interplay of Cellular and Molecular Components of Immunology

Indrakant Kumar Singh, Poonam Sharma, Indrakant Kumar Singh, Poonam Sharma

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781000791037
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Our immune system defends us against infection by employing multiple lines of defense. The relevance of the immune response in human health, disease prevention, and vaccinations becomes evident when the immune system is compromised as in the case of pathogenic infections or autoimmune diseases. The reader will gain a fundamental understanding of the essential principles of immunology, such as how our immune system recognizes/fights infectious agents, how our body differentiates between foreign and self-cells/molecules, and how the memory from previous infections aids in a faster and more effective immune response. The book is divided into 17 chapters, providing an overview of the immune system and its components, including its organs and cells. Chapters on the major histocompatibility complex, the complement system, hypersensitivity and tolerance, antibody diversity through DNA rearrangements, and autoimmune diseases are included in the book which further broadens the understanding of this very complex system of our body. Chapters on transplantation immunology and vaccines provide a perspective on the application of these immunological concepts and will be of great interest to readers.

Key features of the book:

• 
  
  

• Simple, direct, and lucid language

• 
  
  

• Comprehensive coverage of concepts for better understanding

• 
  
  

• Well-labeled illustrations, flowcharts, and tables for enhanced learning

• 
  
  

• Every chapter is followed up with a detailed summary and questionnaire

• 
  
  

• A detailed glossary for users to know the right words

• 
  
  

• Chapters contributed/reviewed by experienced experts in this field

The book provides broad, accessible, and up-to-date information about immunological perspectives to biotechnologists, biomedical scientists, biochemists, molecular biologists, and students from various streams of life sciences, including zoology, biotechnology, and microbiology, as well as instant access to a wealth of information.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• Glossary
• Editors
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 Overview of Immune System
• Chapter 2 Innate Immunity
• Chapter 3 Adaptive Immunity
• Chapter 4 Antigens
• Chapter 5 Antibodies
• Chapter 6 Antigen–Antibody Interactions
• Chapter 7 Major Histocompatibility Complex and Antigen Presentation
• Chapter 8 Cytokines
• Chapter 9 The Complement System
• Chapter 10 Tolerance and Autoimmunity
• Chapter 11 Hypersensitivity
• Chapter 12 Transplantation Immunology
• Chapter 13 Vaccines
• Chapter 14 Generation of Receptor Diversity
• Chapter 15 Biology of the B Lymphocyte
• Chapter 16 Biology of the T Lymphocytes
• Chapter 17 Cell-Mediated Cytotoxic Responses
• Index