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Development and Function of Myeloid Subsets

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ISBN-10: 0124170285

ISBN-13: 9780124170285

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kenneth Murphy, Miriam Merad, Miriam Merad

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Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and authored by the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for the future. Key features: * Contributions from leading authorities * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
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List price: $134.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 11/12/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 318
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Contributors
Ontogeny and Functional Specialization of Dendritic Cells in Human and Mouse
Introduction
History of DC Identification and Characterization
Recent Advances in Mouse DC Immunobiology: Lessons from a Rodent
Recent Advances in Human DC Immunobiology
Humanized Mice
Matching Mice and Men
The Relationship of DCs to Monocytes and Macrophages
Next Steps Ahead
Disclosure Statement
Acknowledgments
References
Dendritic Cell Migration Through the Lymphatic Vasculature to Lymph Nodes
Structure and Function of the Lymphatic Vasculature
DC Migration into Lymphatics and the Requirement for Specialized Lymphatic Capillaries
DC Mobilization to LNs: The Role of CCR7
DC Mobilization to LNs: The Machinery for Locomotion
Lymphangiogenesis and DC Trafficking During Inflammation
Concluding Remarks
References
A Close Encounter of the Third Kind: Monocyte-Derived Ceils
Dendritic Cell and Macrophages
Monocytes, the Mononuclear Phagocytes of the Blood Compartment
Monocytes, as Precursors of Tissue Mononuclear Phagocytes
Monocyte-Derived Cells in the Inflamed Peritoneum
Monocyte-Derived Cells in the Inflamed Brain
Monocyte-Derived Cells in the Intestine
Development of Monocyte-Derived Cells
Perspective
Acknowledgments
References
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Development
Background
Markers for pDC Identification
Cytokines Promoting pDC Development
Transcription Factors Determining pDC Development
Early Investigation of the Myeloid Versus Lymphoid Origin of pDC
Markers of pDC of Lymphoid Origin?
CDP and the Consensus Myeloid Pathway to pDC
Reassessment of the Lymphoid Pathway to pDC
Implications of RAG-1 Expression and IgH Gene Rearrangements in pDC
Extension of the CDP Definition to Include New pDC Precursors
A Different Non-pDC but pDC-Like Product of the Myeloid Pathway
Tracking pDC Development Using Cellular "Barcoding"
Some Conclusions
References
Pathological Consequence of Misguided Dendritic Cell Differentiation in Histiocytic Diseases
The Mononuclear Phagocyte System
The DC Lineage
Origin and Regulation of DC Differentiation
DC Heterogeneity
Batf-IRF8-ID2-Dependent DC Lineage
Batf3-ID2-IRF8-lndependent DC Lineage
Monocyte-Derived DCs and Inflammatory DCs
The LC Exception
The Human DC Lineage
Human Histiocytoses as a Result of Dysregulated Differentiation of the Human Myeloid Compartment
Conclusion and Perspective
Acknowledg ments
References
Macrophage Activation and Polarization as an Adaptive Component of Innate Immunity
Introduction
Activation, Priming, and Tolerance as Adaptive Responses of Macrophages
Polarized Activation
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Macrophage Polarization
Epigenetic Regulation of Macrophage Polarization
Posttanscriptional Regulation in Macrophage Activation and Polarization
Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Terminal Differentiation of Dendritic Cells
Introduction
Dendritic Cell Subsets
Transcriptional Regulation of Early DC Development: Cellular Differentiation and Some of the Key Regulatory Molecules
Transcriptional Regulation of Late DC Development at Steady State
Alternative DC Generation: Emergency Hematopoiesis
Perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Diversity of Pathogen Sensors in Dendritic Cells
Introduction
Diversity of Pathogen Sensors in DCs
Interactions and Effectors
Perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Transcriptional Control of Dendritic Cell Development
Dendritic Cells Comprise Functionally Heterogeneous Subsets
DC Development
Zbtb46 and cDCs
Ongoing Issues in DC Development
Acknowledgments
References
Transcriptional Control of Macrophage Identity, Self-Renewal, and Function
Creating Macrophage Identity
Controlling Macrophage Numbers and Proliferation
Transcriptional Control of Macrophage Specialization and Functional Activation States
Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Index
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