Antigen-Presenting Cells and the Eye

by Zierhut; Manfred

• ISBN13: 9780849390203
• ISBN10: 0849390206
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-25
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

University Eye Hospital, Tubingen, Germany. Summarizes current knowledge about antigen-presenting cells and their role in the eye. Includes information on the development, differentiation, migration of antigen-presenting cells, inflammatory disorders of the external segment, and more. For ophthalmologists. DNLM: Ocular Physiology.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. xi
Dendritic Cell and Natural Type I Interferon-Producing Cell Development	p. 1
Antigen Presentation by Human Leukocyte Antigen Molecules-One of the Keys for Understanding the Etiology of Autoimmune Disease?	p. 9
Antigen Presenting Cell Interactions with Cells During Anterior Chamber Associated Immune Deviation	p. 17
The Role of Dendritic Cell Migration for the Induction of Immunity and the Maintenance of Tolerance	p. 27
The Activation Status of Dendritic Cells Is Crucial for Decision Making on Tolerance Versus Immunity	p. 37
Distribution of Antigen-Presenting Cells in the Eye	p. 45
Phenotype and Distribution of Antigen-Presenting Cells in the Mouse and Human Eye	p. 71
Eye-Associated Lymphoid Tissue in Dry Eye Syndrome	p. 83
Lacrimal Epithelium Mediates Hormonal Influences on Antigen-Presenting Cells and Lymphocyte Cycles in the Ocular Surface System	p. 93
Antigen-Presenting Cells and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Induction of Immune Deviation	p. 121
Regulatory Dendritic Cells and Their Potential for Tolerance Induction	p. 131
Corneal Antigen-Presenting Cells: What Have We Learned from Transplantation?	p. 151
Therapeutic Manipulation of Ocular Antigen-Presenting Cells in Corneal Transplantation	p. 157
The Role of Corneal Antigen-Presenting Cells in Herpes Simplex Keratitis	p. 165
Antigen-Presenting Cells and the Eye: Bacterial and Parasitic Infections	p. 169
Skin Allergy Versus Ocular Allergy	p. 183
Antigen Presentation in the Eye: Uveitis	p. 189
Role for Ocular Antigen-Presenting Cells in Pigmentary Forms of Glaucoma	p. 199
Association of Major Histocompatibility Class II Antigens with Core Subdomains Present Within Human Ocular Drusen	p. 209
Role of Macrophages in Uveal Melanoma	p. 217
Index	p. 227
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