Cytokines in Human Health: Immunotoxicology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Applications

Cytokines in Human Health: Immunotoxicology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Applications
by Robert V., Ed. House (Author)

Product Details:
* Hardcover: 366 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1588294676

Book Description

Cytokines in Human Health: Immunotoxicology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Applications explores the role of cytokines in immunotoxicology and human health using a variety of complex methods, from basic research to highly applied therapeutic applications. The first section of the book is devoted to basic concepts of cytokine biology, especially as this relates to the practice of immunotoxicology. Chapters in this section review the ability of external influences to modify the expression, production, and activity of these molecules. The second section provides a broad understanding of the range of cytokine activity in human disease, describing methods for assessing cytokine immunotoxicity. In the third and final section of the book, the increasingly important use of cytokines as therapeutics is explored in detail. This section includes examinations into the effects of cytokines on the immune system and in treating cancer. Timely and comprehensive, Cytokines in Human Health: Immunotoxicology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Applications will serve as both a primer and a starting point for a more detailed investigation of the role these fascinating biological regulators play in human health and disease.

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Modelling microorganisms in food

Modelling microorganisms in food
by S. Brul (Editor), Suzanne van Gerwen (Editor), Marcel Zwietering (Editor)

Product Details:
* Hardcover: 294 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (March 19, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0849391490

Book Description
While predictive microbiology has made a major contribution to food safety, many uncertainties linger, such as the growing evidence that traditional microbial inactivation models do not always fit the experimental data and that all the bacteria of one population do not necessarily behave homogeneously. These problems are all the more acute because of a growing interest in minimal processing techniques that is requiring greater precision from models. Edited by leading authorities, this volume reviews current developments in quantitative microbiology. Part 1 discusses best practice in constructing quantitative models and Part 2 looks at specific areas in new approaches to modelling microbial behavior.

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