Pathogenesis of human pulmonary tuberculosis insights from the rabbit model /

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1. Verfasser: Dannenberg, Arthur M.
Körperschaften: American Society for Microbiology, ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2006.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Stages in the pathogenesis of human and rabbit tuberculosis
  • Types of human pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Liquefaction of caseous foci and cavity formation
  • Delayed-type hypersensitivity, cell-mediated immunity, and antibodies in tuberculosis
  • Macrophages and other cells in tuberculous lesions
  • Structural components of tuberculous lesions
  • Microvascular density in tuberculous lesions
  • Early pulmonary lesions in rabbits
  • Macrophage turnover, division, and activation in tuberculous lesions
  • Lurie's pulmonary Tubercle-count method
  • Natural airborne infection
  • Response of rabbits to inhaled tubercle bacilli including BCG-- Characteristics of resistance and susceptibility to tuberculosis in Lurie's inbred rabbits
  • Comparisons of tuberculosis in rabbits, mice, and guinea pigs
  • Effects of cortisone and adrenocorticotropic hormone on tuberculosis
  • Effects of estrogen, chorionic gonadotropin, and thyroid hormone on tuberculosis
  • Effects of whole-body X-irradiation on tuberculosis
  • Cytokine production in primary BCG lesions
  • Cytokine production in reinfection bcg lesions and in tuberculin reactions
  • Vascular adhesion molecules in tuberculous lesions
  • Principles and guidelines for developing better tuberculosis vaccines
  • Characteristics of rabbit BCG lesions and efficacies of BCG and mycobacterium microti vaccines.