9 Antigens Triggers of Adaptive Immunity Chapter Outline Antigens Microbial Antigens Bacterial Antigens Viral Antigens Other Microbial Antigens Nonmicrobial Antigens Cell Surface Antigens Autoantigens What Makes a Good Antigen? Foreignness…
2 Innate Immunity The Recognition of Invaders Chapter Outline How Invaders Are Recognized Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns Toll-like Receptors RIG-1-like Receptors NOD-like Receptors C-type Lectin Receptors Microbial Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns Bacterial…
6 Systemic Responses to Inflammation Chapter Outline Systemic Innate Responses Sickness Behavior Metabolic Changes Acute-Phase Proteins Soluble Pattern-Recognition Receptors Iron-Binding Molecules Protease Inhibitors Other Acute-Phase Proteins Acute-Phase Proteins as “Biomarkers”…
1 The Defense of the Body Chapter Outline A Brief History of Veterinary Immunology Microbial Invasion The Body’s Defenses Physical Barriers Innate Immunity Adaptive Immunity Antibody-Mediated Immune Responses Cell-Mediated Immune…
3 Innate Immunity Proinflammatory and Antimicrobial Mediators Chapter Outline Products of Sentinel Cells Cytokines Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Interleukin-1 Interleukin-6 Chemokines Inflammatory Mediators Vasoactive Amines Vasoactive Peptides Vasoactive Lipids The Coagulation…
CHAPTER 24 Materia Medica INTRODUCTION Thousands of medicinal plants are in use around the world. We have chosen the herbs in this section with a variety of purposes in mind….
CHAPTER 11 Plant Chemistry in Veterinary Medicine: Medicinal Constituents and Their Mechanisms of Action Eric Yarnell Botanical medicines owe their activity to their multitude of constituents. These constituents are generally…
CHAPTER 10 Medical Botany Robyn Klein WHAT IS MEDICAL BOTANY? Medical botany is an expert field of study once consigned to the past and now summoned to serve the herbal…
CHAPTER 14 Herb Manufacture, Pharmacy, and Dosing Barbara J. Fougère, Susan G. Wynn Aplethora of products is available on the market. Why wouldn’t we simply recommend that our clients go…
CHAPTER 8 Regulation and Quality Control William Bookout, Linda B. Khachatoorian REGULATORY STATUS OF HERBAL MEDICINE WORLDWIDE The regulatory status and quality control of herbs worldwide are as diverse as…
