Lung Macrophages and Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease: (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

Presenting the most recent findings by nearly 50 internationally established researchers, this critical reference elucidates the pivotal role of macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) in lung homeostasis, immune regulation, and effective therapy for respiratory tract infections. Examines important molecular biological mechanisms with the aid of numerous easy-to-follow diagrams.

Table of Contents:
Macrophages and Dendritic Cells Macrophages and Their Origins: Heterogeneity in Relation to Tissue Microenviroment, Siamon and Gordon and Derralynn Hughes Macrophage Activation: Concepts and Principles Applicable to the Lung, Lewis J. Wesselius, William J. Murphy, Stephen W. Russell, and David C. Morrison Dendritic Cells, Kayo Inaba and Ralph M. Steinman Lung Macrophages Methods to Isolate and Study Lung Macrophages, Lester Kobzik Pulmonary Intravascular Macrophages, Joseph D. Brain, Ramon M. Molina, and Angeline E. Warner Lipid Mediator Synthesis by Lung Macrophages, Marc Peters-Golden Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Lung Inflammation, Steven L. Kunkel, Stephen W. Chensue, Nicholas W. Lukacs, and Robert M. Strieter The Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Pulmonary Immue Function, Georg Kraal, Ellen Broug, J. Freek Van Iwaarden, Jek H.A. Persoons, and Theo Thepen Lung Dendritic Cells Methods to Isolate and Study Lung Dendritic Cells, Barbara J. Masten and Mary F. Lipscomb Ontogeny and Heterogeneity of Lung Dendritic Cells, Eveline E. Schneeberger and Takafumi Suda Regulation of Dendritic Cell Recruitment and Traffic in the Lung, Richard Kradin Role of Pulmonary Epithelial Cells and Dendritic Cells in Regulating Pulmonary Immune Responses, Paul J. Christensen and Galen B. Toews Function of Human Lung Dendritic Cells, L. P. Nicod Role of Dendritic Cells and Alveolar Macrophages in Regulating Pulmonary B-Cell Function, David S. Wilkes and Jonathan C. Weissler Macrophages in Lung Infections Mechanisms of Macrophage Recruitment into Infected Lungs, Gary B. Huffnagle and Galen B. Toews Macrophage Function in Bacterial and Fungal Infections of Newborns, Michael P. Sherman The Role of Mononuclear Phagocytes in Tuberculosis, Larry S. Schlesinger Macrophage Function in Pneumocystis carinii Infection, Henry Koziel and Judd E. Shellito Interactions Between Lung Macrophages and Fungi, Thomas S. Harrison and Stuart M. Levitz Pulmonary Macrophage and Respiratory Virus Interactions, R. Clark Lantz, Mark Witten, and Richard J. Lemen Lung Macrophages in Human Immunodeficiency Viral Infection, Homer L. Twigg Macrophages and Dendritic Cells in Noninfectious Lung Diseases Macrophages and Dendritic Cells in Allergic Asthma, Mary F. Lipscomb and C. Richard Lyons Macrophages in the Pneumoconioses: Asbestosis, Silicosis, and Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis, William N. Rom Dendritic Cells and Macrophages in Lung Transplantation, Jochum Prop, Tadashi, and Aalzen de Haan Induction of Tumoricidal Activity in Lung Macrophages by Liposome-Encapsulated Synthetic Immunomodulators, Jerald J. Killion, Eugenie S. Kleinerman, and Isaiah J. Fidler Cells of the Dendritic Cell Lineage in Human Lung Carcinomas and Pulmonary Histiocytosis X, Abdellatif Tazi, Allan J. Hance, and Paul Soler