Synopses & Reviews
The purpose of Central Nervous System Inflammation and Disease is to provide a succinct and well-organized reference volume focused on inflammatory CNS disease to a wide audience. In particular, this text is comprised of four sections revolving around current areas of interest within the field of neuroimmunology, virology, pharmacology and disease. Sections of this text focus on a specific category of diseases as well as the pharmacological, virological, and immunological effects of and on the disease. For example, this text explores how chemokines affect disease. Although many have covered this topic, few have broken it down at this level. Each disease is broken down on a variety of scientific levels without getting into the history of the disease. At this level, we believe the targeted audience is familiar with the background information. This approach provides a succinct overview of a specific subject relating to interrelated topics pertaining to neurology, immunology and disease. Thomas E. Lane is affiliated with University of California, Irvine's Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Monica Carson is affiliated with University of California, Riverside's Department of Biomedical Sciences. Conni Bergmann is affiliated with the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine in the Department of Neurology and Pathology. Tony Wyss-Coray is affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine in the Departments of Microbiology and Neurology, and Neurological Sciences.
Review
From the reviews: "The involvement of the immune system in central nervous system diseases is highlighted in this book, which details important advances in the understanding of certain aspects of neuroinflammation. ... This is clearly appropriate for clinicians and researchers who are interested in neuroinflammation in the central nervous system. It also can be a valuable research guide for students who are interested in learning some basics on this topic. ... It makes worthwhile contributions to this area." (Christine Maria Rohowsky-Kochan, Doody's Review Service, September, 2008)
Synopsis
Up until approximately 20 years ago, the idea that the central nervous system (CNS) and components of the immune system were dynamically interactive was considered impossible (or at least highly unlikely) as the CNS was judged an immunosuppressive environment based upon experimental evidence highlighting the survival of tissue grafts within the brain. Additional evidence supporting this viewpoint included (i) the presence of the blood brain barrier (BBB) which p- vides a physical and physiological obstruction that is difficult for cells and mac- molecules to cross, (ii) the relative absence of MHC class I and II expression on CNS cells like astrocytes and neurons, and (iii) lack of abundant antigen presenting cells (APC) which are required for the generation of an adaptive immune response. However, in spite of these obstacles, it is now well-accepted that the CNS is r- tinely subject to immune surveillance under both normal as well as diseased con- tions. Indeed, activated cells of the immune system such as T and B lymphocytes and monocyte/macrophages readily infiltrate and accumulate within the CNS f- lowing microbial infection, injury, or upon development of autoimmune responses directed toward resident antigens of the CNS."
Synopsis
Edited and authored by top names in the field, this book provides a succinct reference on inflammatory central nervous system disease. It focuses on current areas of investigation in the fields of neuroimmunology, virology, pharmacology, and disease. Sections focus on specific categories of diseases, examining the pharmacological, virological, and immunological effects of and on the disease. This book's unique organization provides a concise overview of inflammatory CNS disease.
Synopsis
This volume serves as a succinct and well-organized reference volume focused on inflammatory CNS disease to a wide audience. The text is comprised of four sections revolving around current areas of interest in the fields of neuroimmunology, virology, pharmacology and disease. Sections of this text focus on a specific category of diseases as well as the pharmacological, virological, and immunological effects of and on the disease. Although many have covered this topic, few have provided a volume as concise and efficient. Each disease is broken down on a variety of scientific levels without getting into the history of the disease. This approach provides a succinct overview of a specific subject encompassing interrelated topics pertaining to neurology, immunology and disease. The information provided in Central Nervous System Diseases and Inflammation will be useful for researchers, clinicians, as well as a valuable resource for students interested in the fascinating arena of neuroinflammation.
Table of Contents
Section I - Microglia and CNS Disease.- 1. Microglia: a CNS-Specific Tissue Macrophage.- Shweta S. Puntambekar, Jonathan M. Doose, Monica J Carson.- 2. Mechanisms of Microglial Activation by Amyloid Precursor Protein and its Proteolytic Fragments.- S. A. Austin and C. K. Combs.- 3. Pericytes.- Martin Krüger and Ingo Bechmann.- 4. Imaging Microglia in the Central Nervous System: Past, Present, and Future.- Dimitrios Davalos and Katerina Akassoglou.- Section II - Innate Immune Responses within the Brain.- 5. Cytokines in CNS inflammation and disease.- Malú G. Tansey and Tony Wyss-Coray.- 6. Arachidonic acid metabolites: Function in neurotoxicity and inflammation in the central nervous system.- and T.J. Montine.- 7. Pattern Recognition Receptors in CNS Disease.- Pamela A. Carpentier, D'Anne S. Duncan, Stephen D. Miller.- 8. The Complement System in the CNS: Thinking again.- Andrea J. Tenner and Karntipa Pisalyaput.- Section III - Chemokines and CNS Disease.- 9. Chemokines and autoimmune demyelination.- Michaela Fux, Jason Millward, and Trevor Owens.- 10. Chemokine actions in the CNS: Insights from transgenic models.- Marcus Müller and Iain L. Campbell.- 11. Chemokines and Spinal Cord Injury.- Maya N. Hatch and Hans S. Keirstead.- 12. The Usual Suspects: Chemokines and Microbial Infection of the Central Nervous System.- Michelle J. Hickey, Linda N. Stiles, Chris S. Schaumburg, and Thomas E. Lane.- Section IV - Antigen Presentation and Immune Responses within the Brain.- 13. CNS Dendritic Cells in Inflammation and Disease.- Samantha L. Bailey and Stephen D. Miller.- 14. MHC class I Expression and CD8+ T Cell Function: Towards the Cell Biology of T-APC Interactions in the Infected Brain.- Cornelia Bergmann and Pedro Lowenstein.