Immunology and Cell Biology presents the pre-eminent resource for all aspects of cell biology and immunology of tuberculosis, including vaccine development

Immunology and Cell Biology is co-edited by Dr. Warwick Britton, Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney and head of the Mycobacterial Research Program at the Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia.

Contents

1. Introduction: Immunity to M. tuberculosis and BCG
2. Recognition Receptors and Phagocytosis for M. tuberculosis
3. Transcriptional Response of Macrophages and Dendritic Cells to M. tuberculosis
4. Dendritic Cells and Antigen Presentation
5. Killing Mechanisms of the Host Against M. tuberculosis
6. Manipulation of the Macrophage Response
7. Conventional T Cells and their Antigenic Repertoire
8. Unconventional T Cells
9. Cytokines in Tuberculosis
10. Antibodies in Tuberculosis
11. Pathology
12. Maintenance of Latent Infection with Correlates of Protective Immunity
13. Genetics of Resistance (mouse and man)
14. HIV/TB Interactions
15. Novel Vaccination Strategies Against Tuberculosis
16. Experimental Animal Models of Tuberculosis

Index

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