Human Cytokines : Their Role in Disease and Therapy Book

	Contributors
	Preface
1	Common and Uncommon Features of Cytokines and Cytokine Receptors: An Overview	3
2	Role of Cytokines in Hematopoiesis	27
3	Role of Cytokines in Lymphocyte Functions	37
4	Role of Cytokines in the Activation of Monocytes	55
5	Role of Cytokines in Neutrophil Functions	71
6	Role of Cytokines in Mast Cell Functions	87
7	Role of Cytokines in Endothelial Cell Functions	101
8	Role of Cytokines in the Regulation of Hypersensitivity Responses	131
9	Role of Cytokines in Graft-versus-host Reaction and Rejection Following Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation	153
10	Role of Cytokines in Organ Transplant Rejection	163
11	Role of Cytokines in Autoimmune Diseases	185
12	Role of Cytokines in Multiple Sclerosis, Autoimmune Encephalitis, and Other Neurological Disorders	195
13	Role of Cytokines in Rheumatoid Arthritis	217
14	Role of Cytokines in Lipid Metabolism and Cachexia	239
15	Role of Cytokines in Acute-phase Response	253
16	Role of Cytokines in Glucose Metabolism	271
17	Role of Cytokines in Regulation of Bone Remodeling and Osteoporosis	285
18	Role of Cytokines in Hypothalmic-Pituitary Functions	293
19	Role of Cytokines in Sleep, Fever, and Anorexia	305
20	Role of Cytokines in Thyroid Functions	315
21	Role of Cytokines in Ovarian Physiology: Interleukin-1 as a Possible Centerpiece in the Ovulatory Sequence	327
22	Role of Cytokines in Oxidative Damage	333
23	Role of Cytokines in Aging	353
24	Role of Cytokines/Lymphokines in Gram-positive Bacterial Infections	371
25	Role of Cytokines in Septic Shock and Shock-related Syndromes	381
26	Role of Cytokines in Meningitis and Other Neurological Infections	391
27	DNA Viruses that Affect Cytokine Networks	401
28	Role of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	421
29	Role of Cytokines in Fungal Infections	451
30	Cytokine and Malaria: for Better or for Worse	459
31	Role of Cytokines in Parasitic Infections	477
32	Direct Effect of Cytokines on Microorganisms	493
33	Role of Cytokines in Cancer Therapy	503
34	Autocrine and Paracrine Role of Cytokines as Growth Factors for Tumorigenesis	525
35	Role of Cytokines in the Process of Tumor Angiogenesis	539
36	Role of Cytokines in Modulation of Radiation Injury	565
37	Role of Cytokines in Lung-related Diseases	583
38	Role of Cytokines in Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome	601
39	Role of Cytokines in Blood-Brain Barrier Damage	609
40	Role of Cytokines in Hepatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases	623
41	Role of Cytokines in Psoriasis and Other T-cell-Mediated Diseases	641
42	Gene Deletion Models to Understand Cytokine Functions	651
43	Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Mouse Model for Cytokine Therapy	661
44	Cytokine Gene Therapy for Cancer	675
45	Pharmacological Regulation of Production of the Proinflammatory Cytokines TNF-[alpha] and Interleukin-1[beta]	689
	Index	715