Endothelial Dysfunction During Inflammation and Alloimmunity

Endothelial Dysfunction During Inflammation and Alloimmunity
Author: Olaf Penack
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre:
ISBN: 2889458261

Endothelial cells form the inner lining of blood and lymphatic vessels and they have frequent interactions with immune cells as well as foreign agents. Endothelial function is crucially involved in physiologic immunity at different stages including recruitment of leukocytes, angiogenesis and tissue repair. Endothelial dysfunction is a not well-defined term, it is widely used to describe the non-physiologic activity of endothelial cells. It has been suggested that endothelial dysfunction plays a role in a variety of human diseases, such as arteriosclerosis, cancer, autoimmunity and sepsis. More recently, a role of lymphatic endothelial cells as well as vascular endothelial cells in the pathophysiology of inflammation and allo-immune reactions has been suggested. Development of novel therapeutic approaches to normalize endothelial dysfunction is currently an unmet medical need. Until now, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of mutual influences between endothelial dysfunction and human diseases remain largely unexplored, constituting a frontier hindering the development of new therapies. This Research Topic aims to build a forum for a wide range of scientific studies in the fields of endothelial dysfunction during inflammatory diseases and transplantation.

Endothelium and Cardiovascular Diseases

Endothelium and Cardiovascular Diseases
Author: Protasio L. Da Luz
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 760
Release: 2018-02-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128125519

Endothelium and Cardiovascular Diseases: Vascular Biology and Clinical Syndromes provides an in-depth examination of the role of endothelium and endothelial dysfunction in normal vascular function, and in a broad spectrum of clinical syndromes, from atherosclerosis, to cognitive disturbances and eclampsia. The endothelium is a major participant in the pathophysiology of diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and hypertension, and these entities are responsible for the largest part of cardiovascular mortality and morbidly. Over the last decade major new discoveries and concepts involving the endothelium have come to light. This important reference collects this data in an easy to reference resource. Written by known experts, and covering all aspects of endothelial function in health and disease, this reference represents an assembly of recent knowledge that is essential to both basic investigators and clinicians. - Provides a complete overview of endothelial function in health and diseases, along with an assessment of new information - Includes coverage of groundbreaking areas, including the artificial LDL particle, the development of a new anti-erectile dysfunction agent, a vaccine for atherosclerosis, coronary calcification associated with red wine, and the interplay of endoplasmic reticulum/oxidative stress - Explores the genetic features of endothelium and the interaction between basic knowledge and clinical syndromes

Vascular Inflammation in Systemic Autoimmunity

Vascular Inflammation in Systemic Autoimmunity
Author: Giuseppe A. Ramirez
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2017-01-16
Genre:
ISBN: 2889450902

Plasticity and dynamism characterize the immune system as a tissue-integrating network with defensive functions. Blood and lymphatic vessel trees constitute the most evident and intuitive physical platform for the development of the net of interactions between immune cells, body tissues and foreign agents. Moreover vessel repair and immune patrolling are intimately linked physiological functions with common evolutionary roots. Not surprisingly variable degrees of vascular inflammation are often detectable in the setting of systemic inflammation and autoimmunity, whereas research in the field of cardiovascular pathology is progressively converging towards the identification of a common inflammatory background. The definition of the role of vascular inflammation in causing, sustaining and/or predicting the development of systemic autoimmunity constitute a challenging, unexplored frontier towards the development of a new generation of treatments and a better patient care.

Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice E-Book

Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice E-Book
Author: Stuart J. Knechtle
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2013-10-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455774057

With meticulous updates throughout, Kidney Transplantation remains your definitive medical resource for state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of renal transplantation. A multidisciplinary approach from internationally renowned nephrologists from around the world offers practice-applicable guidance for all members of the transplant team. With coverage encompassing applied science, surgical techniques, immunosuppressive methods, outcomes, risks, and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation, both in adults and children, you’ll have the balanced information you need to achieve the best possible outcomes. Visualize key concepts and discern nuances of renal transplantation techniques through more than 335 superb illustrations.

Transplantation of Marginal Organs: Immunological Aspects and Therapeutic Perspectives

Transplantation of Marginal Organs: Immunological Aspects and Therapeutic Perspectives
Author: Caner Süsal
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2020-12-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 288966287X

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Translating tolerogenic therapies to the clinic – where do we stand and what are the barriers?

Translating tolerogenic therapies to the clinic – where do we stand and what are the barriers?
Author: Stephen P. Cobbold
Publisher: Frontiers E-books
Total Pages: 233
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 2889190994

This Research Topic is a call for papers to provide an up to date assessment of current attempts to introduce tolerogenic therapies into clinical practice. Tolerance has been a highly sought after goal in the field of organ transplantation for over half a century, and is now readily achievable in rodent models, but considerable barriers remain to successfully translating tolerogenic treatments to the clinic. The initial call for this Research Topic has been aimed to provide an overview of recent advances made within the European RISET and American ITN networks with regard to tolerogenic strategies in clinical transplantation, autoimmune disease, and allergy. Articles will also cover the barriers to clinical tolerance induction and new emerging approaches to overcome such barriers. 1. Collaborative networks working towards the goal of therapeutic tolerance induction 2. Prope tolerance and minimization of immunosuppression 3. Lessons from operationally tolerant patients 4. Targeted withdrawal of immunosuppression 5. Stem cells and hematopoietic chimerism as a route to tolerance 6. Promoting regulatory T cells 7. Tolerogenic dendritic cells and negative vaccination 8. Inhibitory pathways and mechanisms in tolerance 9. Memory T cells and heterologous immunity 10. The innate response to allotransplants 11. Chronic graft loss--what are the missing links? 12. The impact of graft microenvironment on tolerance

The Pulmonary Endothelium

The Pulmonary Endothelium
Author: Norbert Voelkel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2009-08-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780470747506

The Pulmonary Endothelium is a uniquely comprehensive compendium of our current knowledge of the pulmonary endothelium and is the first book dedicated specifically to the subject, offering insights into current and future approaches to management. The text provides the clinician with the most up-to-date information on one of the core physiological processes in airway disease and is an ideal point of reference for both postgraduates and professionals – specialist physicians in pulmonology and allergy and workers in biomedical and pharmaceutical research.

Index Medicus

Index Medicus
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2164
Release: 2004
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.

Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Human Diseases

Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Human Diseases
Author: Walter Gottlieb Land
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 629
Release: 2020-09-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030538680

This book is a continuance of the topic: “DAMPs in Human Diseases”, the basics of which were described in a first volume by the same author. This second volume presents our current understanding of the impact of sterile stress/injury-induced innate immune responses on the etiopathogenesis of human diseases by focusing on those diseases that are pathogenetically dominated by DAMPs, i.e., on polytrauma, various solid organ injuries (brain, lung, kidney, liver), atherosclerosis, and cerebro-cardiovascular diseases. Our growing understanding of the pathogenetic function of activating DAMPs and suppressive DAMPs (“SAMPs”) is used as a point of departure to explore how these molecules can be used as biomarkers to extend and improve current diagnostic and prognostic modalities. Moreover, this new knowledge about the pathogenetic function of DAMPs and SAMPs is taken as a sound and plausible reason for discussing their implications for present and future treatment of the diseases addressed here. In this context, the focus is on the potential of DAMPs as future therapeutic targets and SAMPs as future therapeutics, applied in strict compliance with safety precautions, as also recommended in this work. The book is intended for professionals from all medical and paramedical disciplines who are interested in applying innovative data from inflammation and immunity research to clinical practice. The readership will include practitioners and clinicians working in the broad field of acute and chronic inflammatory/fibrotic diseases, in particular, traumatologists and intensivists; neurologists and neurosurgeons; cardiologists and cardiac surgeons; pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons; vascular surgeons; nephrologists; gastroenterologists and hepatologists; and pharmacists. Also available: Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Human Diseases - Vol. 1: Injury-Induced Innate Immune Responses