The ability to remember an antigenic encounter for several decades, even for a life time, is one of the fundamental properties of the immune system. This book assembles a collection of essays from leading experts that span the entire spectrum of immunological research, from understanding the molecular mechanisms of innate immune recognition, to dendritic cell function, to the generation and maintenance of antigen-specific B and T-cell responses.
Author(s): Bali Pulendran, Rafi Ahmed
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 193
cover-large......Page 1
front-matter......Page 2
1 TLR Signaling......Page 9
2 Dendritic Cells Translating Innate to Adaptive Immunity......Page 25
3 Helper T Cell-Regulated B Cell Immunity......Page 67
4 T Cell Memory......Page 92
5 The Privacy of T Cell Memory to Viruses......Page 123
6 Enhancement of Infectious Disease Vaccines Through TLR9-Dependent Recognition of CpG DNA......Page 160
back-matter......Page 184