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9781405182713

Immunotherapy in Transplantation Principles and Practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405182713

  • ISBN10:

    1405182717

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-05-07
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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This comprehensive reference source will benefit all transplant specialists working with pharmacologic and biologic agents that modulate the immune system. Compiled by a team of world-renowned editors and contributors covering the fields of transplantation, nephrology, pharmacology, and immunology, the book covers all anti-rejection drugs according to a set template and includes the efficacy of each for specific diseases.

Author Biography

Bruce Kaplan, MD, Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology, Co-Director UIC Transplant Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Applied Genomics Center, University of Alberta, Canada.

Gilbert Burkhart, Pharm D, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), San Francisco, USA.

Phil Halloran, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Table of Contents

Section one: Basic Immunology.1. T cell biology.2. B cell biology.3. Innate immunity.4. Potential targets for therapy.Section two: Basic Pharmacology.1. Pharmacokinetics.2. Pharmacodynamics.3. Pharmacogenomics.4. Study design/process of development.Section Three: Specific Agents.1. Cyclosporine and tacrolimus.2. Sirolimus and everolimus.3. Mycophenolic Acid, Azathiopurine, Mizorbine.4. Polyclonal antibodies.5. Monoclonal antibodies.6. Co-stimulatory blockade.7. JAK3.8. PKC.9. FTY720.10 Thalidomide.11. Ivig.12. TNF Alpha antagonists.13. Anti-cd20.14. Interferon.15. Corticosteroids.16. Lymphocyte trafficking agents.17. Adhesion molecules.18. Methotrexate

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