Immunotherapy In Transplantation Principles And Practice Bruce Kaplan by Bruce Kaplan, Gilbert J. Burkhart, Fadi G. Lakkis 9781405182713, 9781444355628, 1405182717, 1444355627 instant download after payment.

This comprehensive reference source will benefit all transplant specialists working with pharmacologic and biologic agents that modulate the immune system. Compiled by a team of world-renowned editors and contributors covering the fields of transplantation, nephrology, pharmacology, and immunology, the book covers all anti-rejection drugs according to a set template and includes the efficacy of each for specific diseases.Content:
Chapter 1 The Immune Response to a Transplanted Organ: An Overview (pages 3–9): Fadi G. Lakkis
Chapter 2 Antigen Presentation in Transplantation (pages 10–18): Martin H. Oberbarnscheidt and Fadi G. Lakkis
Chapter 3 The T Cell Response to Transplantation Antigens (pages 19–37): Didier A. Mandelbrot, Bryna Burrell, Mohamed H. Sayegh and Peter S. Heeger
Chapter 4 The B Cell Response to Transplantation Antigens (pages 38–53): Roger Sciammas, Anita S. Chong and Robert B. Colvin
Chapter 5 The Innate Response to a Transplanted Organ (pages 54–61): Daniel R. Goldstein and Laurence A. Turka
Chapter 6 Regulation of the Alloimmune Response (pages 62–78): Kathryn J. Wood and Terry B. Strom
Chapter 7 Pharmacokinetics (pages 81–94): Venkateswaran C. Pillai and Raman Venkataramanan
Chapter 8 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Immunosuppressive Agents (pages 95–113): Michael C. Milone and Leslie M. J. Shaw
Chapter 9 Pharmacometrics: Concepts and Applications to Drug Development (pages 114–132): Mallika Lala and Jogarao V. S. Gobburu
Chapter 10 Pharmacogenomics and Organ Transplantation (pages 133–145): Gilbert J. Burckart and Richard M. Watanabe
Chapter 11 Study Design/Process of Development: Clinical Studies (pages 146–159): Richard D. Mamelok
Chapter 12 Corticosteroids (pages 163–170): Olivia R. Blume, Sarah E. Yost and Bruce Kaplan
Chapter 13 Azathioprine (pages 171–181): Barry J. Browne
Chapter 14 Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Mycophenolate (pages 182–196): David Hager, Arjang Djamali and Bruce Kaplan
Chapter 15 Cyclosporine: Molecular Action to Clinical Therapeutics (pages 197–223): Bradford Strijack and Paul A. Keown
Chapter 16 Tacrolimus (pages 224–240): William E. Fitzsimmons
Chapter 17 Inhibitors of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (pages 241–272): Barry D. Kahan
Chapter 18 Inhibitors Targeting JAK3 (pages 273–289): Gary Chan and Paul S. Changelian
Chapter 19 Cyclophosphamide (pages 290–295): John J. Curtis
Chapter 20 Application of Antisense Technology in Medicine (pages 296–315): Beata Mierzejewska and Stanislaw M. Stepkowski
Chapter 21 The Role of Ganciclovir in Transplantation (pages 316–329): Lyndsey J. Bowman and Daniel C. Brennan
Chapter 22 Transplantation Immunotherapy with Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG) (pages 330–345): John L. Dzuris, Christian Bloy, Melanie Ruzek and John M. Williams
Chapter 23 The Role of Alemtuzumab in Solid Organ Transplantation (pages 346–361): Avinash Agarwal, David Bruno and Stuart J. Knechtle
Chapter 24 Rituximab, an Anti?CD20 Monoclonal Antibody (pages 362–377): Mark D. Pescovitz
Chapter 25 The Anti?Interleukin 2 Receptor Antibodies (pages 378–384): Muna Alnimri and Flavio Vincenti
Chapter 26 Infliximab/Anti?TNF (pages 385–398): Marina Vardanyan, Edward C. Parkin and Horacio L. Rodriguez Rilo
Chapter 27 CTLA4?Ig (pages 399–406): Sarah E. Yost and Bruce Kaplan
Chapter 28 Combination and Adjuvant Therapies to Facilitate the Efficacy of Costimulatory Blockade (pages 407–428): Swetha K. Srinivasan, Helen L. Triemer and Allan D. Kirk
Chapter 29 Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) a Modulator of Immunity and Inflammation with Applications in Solid Organ Transplantation (pages 429–445): Stanley C. Jordan, Mieko Toyoda, Joseph Kahwaji, Alice Peng and Ashley A. Vo