Recognition of M. leprae antigens

Tom Ottenhoff, René de Vries (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

156 Seiten

1987 | 1987 ed.
Kluwer Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-89838-887-9 (ISBN)

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Those who have had the privilege to visit the Sistine Chapel may remember the fres- co painting of Jesus curing the leper (Marcus 1, 40-45). It seems that leprosy was not only known 2000 years ago but was also recognized as an important problem. Unfortunately, little has changed since then. Although leprosy is mainly known as an "import" disease in Europe and North America, in the greater part of the world it remains the problem it has always been, one of a stigmatizing disease comparable to the modern day pestilence, namely AIDS. Who could forget Durer's etch of a leper walking with a clapper to an- nounce his presence, or the heartbreaking stories of patients, especially those with lepromatous leprosy, ousted by their own families to become social outcasts forced to beg for their food. This attitude is slowly changing and with this change the name of Mahatma Ghandi will always be connected and remembered.

1 Introduction.- 2 MHC Class II Ir/Is Gene Controlled Antigen Specific T Cell Activation and Disease Susceptibility: Leprosy, A Human Model.- 3 HLA Class-II-Restricted Mycobacterium Leprae-Reactive T-Cell Clones from Leprosy Patients Established With a Minimal Requirement for Autologous Mononuclear Cells.- 4 Mycobacterium Leprae Specific Protein Antigens Defined by Cloned Human Helper T Cells.- 5 Cloned Suppressor T Cells from a Lepromatous Leprosy Patient Suppress Mycobacterium Leprae Reactive Helper T Cells.- 6 Molecular Localization and Polymorphism of HLA Class II Restriction Determinants Defined by Mycobacterium Leprae Reactive Helper T Cell Clones from Leprosy Patients.- 7 HLA-DR3 Molecules are the Products of an HLA Class II Immune Regulator Gene for Mycobacterium Leprae Predisposing to Tuberculoid Leprosy.- 8 Evidence for an HLA-DR4 Associated Immune Response Gene for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: A Clue to the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis?.- 9 General Discussion: Mycobacterium Leprae Specific Activation of Helper and Suppressor T Cells and its Regulation by HLA Class II Genes and Products.- Short Summary.

Reihe/Serie	Developments in Hematology and Immunology ; 17
Zusatzinfo	156 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	410 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	0-89838-887-2 / 0898388872
ISBN-13	978-0-89838-887-9 / 9780898388879
Zustand	Neuware