Chemokines in the Lung (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

This reference discusses the role of chemokines in mediating leukocyte trafficking, angiogenesis, tumor cell metastasis, host defense, trauma-induced lung injury, and the progression of AIDS in the lung, and studies cytokines as natural agents for modulating diseases that affect the lung. 1. Introduction To Chemokines / Albert Zlotnik -- 2. Chemokine Receptors : Signaling Mechanisms And Roles In Immunoregulation / Ji-liang Gao And Philip M. Murphy -- 3. Regulation Of Chemokine Expression By Stat Proteins / Mark H. Kaplan -- 4. The Role Of Chemokines In Lymphocyte Trafficking To Lymph Nodes Of The Lung / Kevin C. Wilson, William W. Cruikshank, And David M. Center -- 5. Genetic Models To Study Chemokine Biology In The Lung / Sergio A. Lira ... [et Al.] -- 6. The Role Of Chemokines In Asthmatic Airway Responses / Cory M. Hogaboam ... [et Al.] -- 7. Chemokines In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Zarin Brown And Emma M. Campbell -- 8. Pulmonary Inflammation In Cystic Fibrosis : Mechanisms And Consequences / David W.h. Riches -- 9. Chemokines In Infectious Diseases Of The Lung / Theodore J. Standiford, Wan C. Tsai, And Borna Mehrad -- 10. Chemokines And Hiv / Brian R. Lane And David M. Markovitz -- 11. Chemokines In Acute Lung Injury / Thomas R. Martin And Richard B. Goodman -- 12. Chemokines In Granulomatous Lung Inflammation / Stephen W. Chensue ... [et Al.] -- 13. Chemokines In Pulmonary Fibrosis / Michael P. Keane, John A. Belperio, And Robert M. Strieter -- 14. Chemokines And Chemokine Receptors In The Pathogenesis Of Lung Allograft Rejection / John A. Belperio ... [et Al.] -- 15. Chemokines In Lung Cancer / Robert M. Strieter ... [et Al.] -- 16. Chemokines In Pleural Disorders / Veena B. Antony And Nasreen Najmunnisa. Edited By Robert M. Strieter, Steven L. Kunkel, Theodore J. Standiford. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Discusses the role of chemokines in mediating leukocyte trafficking, angiogenesis, tumour cell metastasis, host defence, trauma-induced lung injury, and the progression of AIDS in the lung. The text studies cytokines as natural agents for modulating diseases that affect the lung The chemokine superfamily consists of a group of small (approximately 8- to 12-kDa) peptides that are characterized by the presence of four conserved cysteines in their primary amino acid sequence (1).