Lupus

Symptoms, Treatment & Potential Complications

Thiago Devesa Marquez, Davi Urgeiro Neto (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

230 Seiten

2012
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62081-078-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Lupus is one of many disorders of the immune system known as auto-immune diseases, wherein the immune system attacks parts of the patient's body, leading to inflammation and injury in body tissues. This book presents current research in the study of the symptoms, treatment and potential complications of lupus. Topics include autoantibody-producing B cells and B cell therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus; neuropsychiatric and hematologic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus; pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus; dual roles for antibodies in lupus nephritis; and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus with intravenous immunoglobulins.

Inhalt

Preface; Lupus Erythematosus: A Comprehensive Review; Autoantibody-Producing B Cells & B Cell Therapy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Possible New Targets of Novel Subsets of RP105-Negative B Cells; Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Treatment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Hematologic Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Interleukin-21 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Pathogenic Relevance & Therapeutic Applications; Metabolic Syndrome & Inflammatory Cytokines in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2012
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 260 mm
• Gewicht: 492 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• ISBN-10: 1-62081-078-6 / 1620810786
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62081-078-1 / 9781620810781
• Zustand: Neuware