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Book SynopsisWith all the complex issues of acceptance or rejection of a transplanted organ, immunology is a key subject for all transplantation clinicians. During recent years, there has been an explosion of research and knowledge in this area.
Table of ContentsContributors, vii
Foreword, xii
Preface, xiv
About the companion website, xv
1 Tissues and organs of the immune system, 1
Isam W. Nasr, Qiang Zeng, and Fadi G. Lakkis
2 Cells of the immune system, 25
Jason R. Lees, Agnes M. Azimzadeh, Yaozhong Ding, Tonya J. Webb, and Jonathan S. Bromberg
3 Soluble mediators in the immune system, 48
Charles A. Su, William M. Baldwin III, and Robert L. Fairchild
4 Costimulatory molecules, 65
Maria]Luisa Alegre and Anita S. Chong
5 Major histocompatibility complex, 85
Raja Rajalingam, Qiuheng Zhang, J. Michael Cecka, and Elaine F. Reed
6 T cells and the principles of immune responses, 103
Jonathan S. Maltzman, Angus Thomson, and David M. Rothstein
7 Ischemia and reperfusion injury, 128
Yuan Zhai, Yoichiro Uchida, Bibo Ke, Haofeng Ji, and Jerzy W. Kupiec]Weglinski
8 Immune responses to transplants, 142
Denise J. Lo and Allan D. Kirk
9 Principles of hematopoietic cell transplantation, 164
Sung Choi and Pavan Reddy
10 Therapeutic approaches to organ transplantation, 184
Philip F. Halloran, Chatchai Kreepala, Gunilla Einecke, Alexandre Loupy, and Joana Sellarés
11 Organ]specific features in clinical transplantation, 217
Roslyn B. Mannon
12 Transplant]related complications, 237
Leonardo V. Riella and Anil Chandraker
13 Biomarkers of allograft rejection and tolerance, 259
Choli Hartono, Thangamani Muthukumar, and Manikkam Suthanthiran
14 Emerging issues in transplantation, 280
Rupert Oberhuber, Guangxiang Liu, Timm Heinbokel, and Stefan G. Tullius
15 New frontiers and new technologies, 297
Haval Shirwan, Yiming Huang, Kadiyala Ravindra, and Suzanne T. Ildstad
16 Experimental models in discovery and translational studies, 316
Andrew B. Adams, William H. Kitchens, and Kenneth A. Newell
Index, 337
