The Macrophage / edited by Bernard Burke, Claire E. Lewis. -- 2nd Edition. -- Oxford University Press,2002. -- (58.6797/M174/2nd ed.)

Contents

Contents 1.The biology of the macrophage  1 2.Molecular basis of macrophage activation: from gene expression to phenotypic diversity  73 3.Macrophages as antigen-presenting cells: relationship to dendritic cells and use in vaccination studies  103 4.Macrophage-virus interactions  138 5.Macrophages in bacterial infection  210 6.Macrophages in parasitic infection  253 7.Macrophages and Alzheimer's disease  305 8.Macrophages in autoimmunity and primary immunodeficiency  356 9.Macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis  391 10.Macrophages in wound healing  434 11.Macrophages in tumor biology  457 12.Macrophages in cardiovascular disease  490 13.Macrophages in the central nervous system  523 14.Macrophages in reproductive biology  548 15.Macrophages in gene therapy: cellular targets and gene delivery vehicles  577 16.Use of mathematical models to simulate and predict macrophage activity in diseased tissues  599