Contributors | |
Sponsor's Foreword | |
Foreword | |
Preface | |
Immunophysiology of the Gut | |
Immunological Regulation of Epithelial Function | |
Mesenchymal-Epithelial Interactions: The Subepithelial Fibroblastic Sheath as a Paracrine Modulator of Inflammation-Induced Intestinal Secretion | |
Immune Regulation of Intestinal Arachidonic Acid Metabolism: Effects on Intestinal Water and Electrolyte Transport | |
Gastrointestinal Anaphylaxis: Effect on Gastric and Intestinal Function | |
Acute and Chronic Control of Colonic Chloride Secretion by Mast Cell Mediators | |
Lymphokines and Mucosal Immune Function | |
Cytokines and Immune Regulation: An Overview | |
Antigen-Independent and Antigen-Dependent Development of Mucosal Immunity and Hypersensitivity | |
Interferon-[gamma] and Class II Antigen Expression on Enterocytes | |
Modeling the Intestinal Crypt Abscess - A Characteristic Lesion of Acute Intestinal Inflammation | |
Role of Lymphokines in Function of Gastrointestinal Mucosal T Cells | |
Cytokine Production in the Gastrointestinal Tract during Inflammation | |
Endocrine Effects on Mucosal Immune Function | |
Neuroimmune Interactions in the Regulation of Mucosal Immunity | |
Sex Hormone, Glucocorticoid, and Cytokine Regulation of Mucosal Immunity: Hormonal Influences on Antibody Levels and Antigen Presentation in the Female Genital Tract | |
Enteric Neuroimmune Interactions | |
Neuroimmune Amplification and Inhibition of Mucosal Function | |
Nutrition and Mucosal Host Defense | |
Breast Milk: Role In Neonatal Host Defense | |
Milk-Borne Peptide Growth Factors in Human and Bovine Milk | |
The Serologic and Mucosal Immunologic Basis of Celiac Disease | |
Food Allergy - Role of Mucosal Immune Regulation and Oral Tolerance: Facts, Fiction, and Hypotheses | |
Effects of Nutritional Factors and the Microenvironment on Mucosal Immune Function | |
Effect of Intestinal Microenvironment on Mucosal Immune Response to Viruses | |
Nutritional Deficiencies and Intestinal Mucosal Immunity | |
Enteric versus Parenteral Feeding and Mucosal Function | |
Summary, Conclusions, and Future Projections | |
Index | |
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