Immunology of Infection

Content: 
Contributors
Pages ix-xiv

Preface to the first edition
Pages xv-xvi
Stefan H.E Kaufmann, Dieter Kabelitz

Preface to the second edition
Page xvii
Stefan H.E Kaufmann, Dieter KabelitZ

Introduction: The immune response to infectious agents Review Article
Pages 1-20
Stefan H.E Kaufmann, Dieter Kabelitz

Phenotyping and separation of leukocyte populations based on affinity labelling Review Article
Pages 23-58
Alexander Scheffold, Andreas Radbruch, Mario Assenmacher

Cytometric cytokine secretion assay: Detection and isolation of cytokine-secreting T cells Review Article
Pages 59-75
Mario Assenmacher, Alexander Scheffold, Andreas Radbruch

Measurement of cellular proliferation Review Article
Pages 77-97
Klaus Pechhold, Nancy Craighead, Daniela Wesch, Dieter Kabelitz

Use of bioinformatics to predict MHC ligands and T-cell epitopes: Application to epitope-driven vaccine design Review Article
Pages 99-123
Anne S De Groot, Hakima Sbai, Bill Martin, Jay A Berzofsky

The use of tetramers in the quantitative analysis of T-cell responses Review Article
Pages 125-156
Geraldine M.A Gillespie, Victor Appay, Sarah L Rowland-Jones, Andrew J McMichael

Using microarrays for studying the host transcriptional response to microbial infection Review Article
Pages 157-168
David Yowe, Deborah Farlow, Jose M Lora, Stacey Drabic, Jose-Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos

Genome-wide expression profiling of intracellular bacteria: The interaction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with macrophages Review Article
Pages 169-180
Sabine Ehrt, Dirk Schnappinger, Martin I Voskuil, Gary K Schoolnik

Management of immunocompromised and infected animals Review Article
Pages 183-231
Horst Mossmann, Werner Nicklas, Hans J Hedrich

Isolation and preparation of lymphocytes from infected animals for in vitro analysis Review Article
Pages 233-247
Charles J Czuprynski, James F Brown

Isolation and development of murine T-lymphocyte hybridomas and clonal cell lines Review Article
Pages 249-279
Christopher Reardon, Michael Lahn

Killer cell assays Review Article
Pages 281-299
Dirk H Busch, Eric G Pamer

Quantitation of T-cell cytokine responses by ELISA, ELISPOT, flow cytometry and reverse transcriptase-PCR methods Review Article
Pages 301-329
Takachika Hiroi, Hiroshi Kiyono, Kohtaro Fujihashi, Jerry R McGhee

Isolation of and measuring the function of professional phagocytes: Murine macrophages Review Article
Pages 331-358
Leanne Peiser, Siamon Gordon, Richard Haworth

The immune response in mice challenged with bacterial infections Review Article
Pages 359-401
Martin E.A Mielke, Ingo B Autenrieth, Thomas K Held

Measuring immune responses in vivo Review Article
Pages 403-431
Stefan Ehlers, Jörg Lehmann, Kerstin Müller, Tamárs Laskay, Jan Buer, Jürgen Lauber

Murine model of tuberculosis Review Article
Pages 433-462
Alan D Roberts, Andrea M Cooper, John T Belisle, Joanne Turner, Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarerro, Ian M Orme

The leishmaniasis model Review Article
Pages 463-492
Pascale Kropf, Ingrid Müller, Kevin Brunson

Animal models: Murine cytomegalovirus Review Article
Pages 493-525,IN1-IN11
Jürgen Podlech, Rafaela Holtappels, Natascha K.A Grzimek, Matthias J Reddehase

DNA vaccines: Fundamentals and practice Review Article
Pages 527-550
Maripat Corr, Delphine J Lee, Eyal Raz

Preparation and use of adjuvants Review Article
Pages 551-588
Karin Lövgren-Bengtsson, Caroline Fossum

Isolation and propagation of human dendritic cells Review Article
Pages 591-620
A Karolina Palucka, Jacques Banchereau, Christophe Caux, Colette Dezutter-Dambuyant, Yong-Jun Liu

Isolation of T cells and establishment of T-cell lines and clones Review Article
Pages 621-656
Elisabeth Märker-Hermann, Rainer Duchmann

Growth transformation of human T cells Review Article
Pages 657-692
Helmut Fickenscher, Bernhard Fleckenstein

Generation and characterization of human killer cells Review Article
Pages 693-706
Graham Pawelec, Erminia Mariani, Rienk Offringa, Cornelius J.M Melief, Raphael Solana

5 Measuring human cytokine responses Review Article
Pages 707-749
Hans Yssel, Emmanuel Claret, Rene de Waal Malefyt, Françoise Cottrez

Measuring immune responses in situ: Immunofluorescent and immunoenzymatic techniques Review Article
Pages 751-765
Ulrike Seitzer, Elmer Endl, Johannes Gerdes, Christine Hollmann

Isolation, characterization and cultivation of human monocytes and macrophages Review Article
Pages 767-785
Stefan W Krause, Michael Rehli, Reinhard Andreesen

Index
Pages 787-806