Immunology of Fungal Infections Book

Preface

Section 1: Cells

chapter 1: Macrophages

Sigrid E.M. Heinsbroek and Siamon Gordon; University of Oxford

chapter 2: Dendritic cells

Luigina Romani; University of Perugia

chapter 3: The neutrophil

David H. Dockrell, Emmet E. McGrath, Moira KB Whyte, and Ian Sabroe; University of Sheffield

chapter 4: Lymphocytes

Anna Vecchiarelli, Antonella Mencacci, Francesco Bistoni ; University of Perugia

chapter 5: Other cells: The role of non-neutrophilic granulocytes, NK and NKT cells in fungal immunology

Jeremy CD Wiseman and Christopher H. Mody; University of Calgary

chapter 6: Genes and gene pathways in Candida Infection

Robert B. Ashman, Camile S. Fara, and Christine Wells; University of Queensland and Griffith University

Section 2: Soluble factors

chapter 7: Collectins and pentraxins

Uday Kishore and Ken Reid; University of Oxford and Justus-Liebig-University

chapter 8: Complement in fungal infections and complement evasion strategies

Cornelia Speth, Cornelia Lass-Flörl and Reinhard Würzner; Innsbruck Medical University and Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute of AIDS Research.

chapter 9: Cytokines

Karen F. Buckland and Cory M. Hogaboam; University of Michigan Medical School.

chapter 10: Antibodies

Josè Lòpez-Ribot, Rosalìa Dìez-Orejas and Concha Gil ; The University of Texas at San Antonio and Complutense University

Section 3: Non-Opsonic Fungal Receptors

chapter 11: The recognition of fungal pathogens by Toll-like receptors

Mihai G. Netea, Jos WM Van der Meer, Bart Jan Kullberg; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center and Nijmegen University Center for Infectious Diseases

chapter 12: Fungal ß-glucans and their receptors

S Vicky Tsoni and Gordon D Brown; University of Cape Town

chapter 13: Detection of fungi by mannose-based recognition receptors

F Meyer-Wentrup, A Cambi, CG Figdor and GJ Adema; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center

Section 4: Immunity to specific pathogens

chapter 14: Pneumocystis

Laura McKinley and Chad Steele, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

chapter 15: Interactions of Aspergillus fumigatus with its host during invasive pulmonary infections

Jean-Paul Latgé and Anne Beauvais; Pasteur Institute

chapter 16: C. albicans and C. glabrata

Desa Lilic and Ken Haynes, School of Clinial Medicines, Newcastle University and Department of INfectious diseases, Imerpial College London

chapter 17: Immunology of infections with Crypoccus neoformans

Pauline Ellerbroek, Anna Vecchiarelli, Andy Hoepelman and Frank Coenjaerts; University Medical Center and University of Perugia.

chapter 18: Histoplasma capsulatum

Joshua D Nosanchuk; Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Section 5
chapter 19: Escape mechanisms from the immune response

David M. Underhill; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Section 6: Immune-based therapeutic strategies

chapter 20: Cytokine treatment of fungal infections

Bart-Jan Kullberg; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center

chapter 21: Fungal vaccines and vaccination: problems and perspectives

Antonio Cassone; Istituto Superiore di Santià

Index