Concepts in Vaccine Development / / ed. by Stefan H. E. Kaufmann.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Medicine and Life Sciences 1990 - 1999
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]
©1996
Year of Publication:2012
Edition:Reprint 2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (583 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Preface --
Bicentennial of the first vaccination by Edward Jenner --
Contents --
1. The Need for New Vaccines --
1.1. Vaccines as Evolutionary Tools: The Virulence-Antigen Strategy --
1.2. Economic Perspectives on Vaccine Needs --
1.3. Future Immunization Strategies – Considerations from the Public Health View --
1.4. The New Pertussis Vaccines --
2. General Principles of Immunology --
2.1. Basic Principles of Immunity Against Intracellular Bacteria and Protozoa --
2.2. Viral Immunity and Vaccine Strategies --
2.3. Broadly Reactive HLA Restricted Τ Cell Epitopes and Their Implications for Vaccine Design --
2.4. Quantitative Considerations in the Design of Vaccination Strategies Against Pathogens Uniquely Susceptible to Cell-Mediated Attack --
2.5. The Impact of the Type 1 and Type 2 Τ Helper Cell Concept on Novel Vaccine Design with Emphasis on Protection Against Leishmania Parasites --
3. General Principles of Vaccinology --
3.1. Modern Adjuvants. Functional Aspects --
3.2. Biodegradable Microspheres as Vehicles for Antigens --
3.3. Peptide Based Vaccines --
3.4. Recombinant Bacteria as Vaccine Carriers of Heterologous Antigens --
3.5. Genetic Detoxification of Bacterial Toxins --
3.6. Recombinant Virus as Vaccination Carrier of Heterologous Antigens --
3.7. Naked DNA Vaccination --
3.8. Oral Vaccination, Mucosal Immunity and Oral Tolerance with Special Reference to Cholera Toxin --
4. Specific Vaccination Strategies --
4.1. Helicobacter pylori: Pathogenic Determinants and Strategies for Vaccine Design --
4.2. Malaria Vaccination --
4.3. Vaccination Against Schistosomiasis: Concepts and Strategies --
4.4. AIDS Vaccination --
4.5. Vaccination Therapy Against Autoimmune Diseases --
Contributors --
Index
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783110906660
9783110637878
DOI:10.1515/9783110906660
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Stefan H. E. Kaufmann.