The immune system in the pathogenesis of vascular disease

Publikation

The immune system in the pathogenesis of vascular disease

Buchkapitel - 01.01.2007

Ludewig Burkhard, Laman Jon D.

Bereiche

Medizinisches Forschungszentrum, Institut für Immunbiologie

Schlagwörter (Tags)

Myocarditis, Vasculitis

DOI

10.1007/978-1-59745-001-0

Zitation

Ludewig B, Laman J. The immune system in the pathogenesis of vascular disease. In: Essentials of restenosis for the interventional cardiologist. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-58829-491-3. S. 85-130.

Art

Buchkapitel (Deutsch)

Buchtitel

Essentials of restenosis for the interventional cardiologist

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.01.2007

Titel der Reihe

Contemporary Cardiology ()

ISBN Nummer

978-1-58829-491-3

Seiten

85-130

Verlag

Humana Press (Totowa, New Jersey)

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

During the recent years, cardiovascular and immunological research has provided profound experimental and clinical evidence supporting the notion that inflammation and immune responses are crucial components of vascular proliferative diseases. This chapter aims to provide a state of the art overview of this concept. In doing so, we discuss a number of novel developments in the highly dynamic field of immunology, with particular emphasis on their relevance for cardiovascular disease. These include functional subsets of macrophages and T lymphocytes, newly identified receptors for pathogens, the reciprocal regulation of lipid metabolism, inflammation and infection, and the hygiene hypothesis.