Pneumomia: an investigation of host defence mechanisms

Pneumomia: an investigation of host defence mechanisms

Authors	A.W. Rijneveld
Supervisors	P. Speelman
Cosupervisors	T. van der Poll
Award date	09-05-2003
ISBN	9064645795 9789064645792
Number of pages	203
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Infectieziekten
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Cytokines and innate immunity against bacterial respiratory pathogens Chapter 3 Tumor necrosis factor-α compensates for the impaired host defense of interleukin-1 receptor type I deficient mice during pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 4 The role of interferon-γ in murine pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 5 Roles of interleukin-6 and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 in pneumolysin induced lung inflammation in mice Chapter 6 Urokinase receptor is necessary for adequate host defense against pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 7 Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 deficiency does not influence the outcome of murine pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 8 Thrombomodulin is not involved in the pulmonary immune response to respiratory pathogens or lipopolysaccharide Chapter 9 Inhibition of the tissue factor-factor VIIa pathway does not influence outcome in murine pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 10 Anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody impairs the therapeutic effect of ceftriaxone in murine pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 11 Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist transiently impairs antibacterial defense but not survival in murine pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 12 Platelet activating factor receptor deficient mice have an improved host defense against pneumococcal pneumonia Chapter 13 Summary and general discussion Samenvatting voor niet-ingewijden Dankwoord Cover
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