Principles of Mucosal Immunology (Paperback)

I. Development and Structure of Mucosal Tissue 1. Overview of the Mucosal Immune System Structure2. Phylogeny of the Mucosal Immune System3. Immunological and Functional Differences Among Individual Compartments of the Mucosal Immune System4. Secreted Effectors of the Innate Mucosal Barrier II. Cellular Constituents of Mucosal Immune Systems and Their Function in Mucosal Homeostasis 5. Immune Function of Epithelial Cells6. Intraepithelial Lymphocytes: Unusual T Cells at Epithelial Surfaces7. Lymphocyte Populations within the Lamina Propria8. Mucosal B Cells and Their Function9. Secretory Immunoglobulins and Their Transport10. Role of Dendritic Cells in Integrating Immune Responses to Lumenal Antigens11. Intestinal Macrophages in Defense of the Mucosa12. Mucosal Basophils, Mast Cells, and Eosinophils13. M Cells and the Follicle-Associated Epithelium14. Lymphocyte Trafficking from Inductive Sites to Effector Sites15. Mucosal Tolerance III. Microbial Commensalism 16. Recognition of Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns by Pattern Recognition Receptors17. The Commensal Micorbiota and Its Relationship to Homeostasis and Disease IV. Genitourinary Tract 18. The Immune System of the Genitourinary Tract19. Mucosal Immune Responses to Microbes in the Genitourinary Tract V. Nose, Airways, Oral Cavity, and Eyes 20. Immunobiology of the Nose, Upper Airways, and Oral Cavity21. Bronchial Associated Lymphoid Tissue and Immune-mediated Respiratory Diseases22. The Ocular Surface as a Mucosal Immune Site VI. Infectious Diseases of Mucosal Surfaces 23. Mucosal Interactions with Enteropathogenic Bacteria24. Heliobacter pylori Infection25. Viral Infections26. Infection-driven Periodontal Disease27. Vaccine Strategies for Mucosal Infections VII. Specific Immune-mediated Diseases of Mucosal Surfaces 28. Celiac Disease29. IgA Nephropathy30. Mucosal Manifestations of Immunodeficiencies31. Inflammatory Bowel Disease32. Food Sensitive and Eosinophilic Enteropathies