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Author:   Jeffrey K. Actor, PhD (PhD Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas-Houston McGovern Medical School, TX, USA) ,  Keri C. Smith (Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Houston, TX, USA) ,  Jeffrey K. Actor, PhD (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, USA) ,  Jeffrey K. Actor, PhD (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780128138328

ISBN 10:   0128138327
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   30 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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1. Translational Inflammation 2. The Hypoxic Adenosine Response and Inflammation in Lung Disease 3. Inflammation and regulation by cell adhesion antagonists 4. Anti-inflammatory Herbal Supplements 5. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) as an Insult-induced Immune Dissonance: Potential Control via Lactoferrin 6. Chronic Inflammation in HIV Pathogenesis: Effects on Immune Cells, Organ Systems and Systemic Consequences 7. Modulation of Inflammation to Control Tuberculosis Disease 8. Innate Immunity and Pulmonary Inflammation: A Balance Between Protection and Disease 9. Biologic agents to control autoimmune inflammation 10. Innate and Adaptive Immune Response in Preeclampsia 11. Control of Transplantation Inflammation 12. Acute Inflammation after Traumatic Brain Injury 13. The Role of Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Disorders

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Jeffrey K. Actor, PhD, is a professor and Medical Immunology Course Director in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Center at Houston. Dr. Actor received his PhD degree from the University of Massachusetts. His research interests include examination of host immune responses during pathogenic disease, understanding proinflammatory and regulatory cytokines during mycobacterial infections, vaccine development, and molecular mechanisms of adjuvant-induced immunomodulation. Professor Actor has established himself as a productive educator-scientist with a strong background in immunology and molecular biology with a broad range of expertise in pathobiology. He has shown his commitment to education and excellence, at both the Medical School and Graduate School levels. Dr. Keri Csencsits-Smith, PhD is an assistant professor at the McGovern Medical school at the Univ, of Texas Houston Health Science Center. She has an extensive research background in translational immunology studies, including work transplantation, blood disorders, and neurodegeneration, and has co-authored 22 peer-reviewed publications and two invited reviews. For the past 10 years she has been involved in the teaching and development of basic histology and pathobiology, and immunology courses for medical, dental, and graduate students.

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