Authors:Herman Friedman, Thomas W. Klein, Andrea L. Friedman
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: infection, stress, psychoneuroimmunology
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1995-10-20
List price: $309.95
ISBN-10: 0849376386
ISBN-13: 9780849376382

Psychoneuroimmunology is the emerging science devoted to studying the two-way relationship between the nervous and immune systems. Psychoneuroimmunology, Stress, and Infection highlights the latest information concerning microbial infections in both man and animals as related to stress and especially stress hormones.The volume focuses on psychoneuroimmunology as it impacts the immune system in general and also the relationship between neurological events which influence susceptibility and/or resistance to infectious agents such as bacteria, fungi and viruses, as well as parasites. Prominent re

Authors:Herman Friedman, Yoshimasa Yamamoto, Mauro Bendine
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: agents, pathogenesis, infectious, disease, pneumoniae, infection, chlamydia
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2004-08-25
List price: $175.00
ISBN-10: 0306484870
ISBN-13: 9780306484872

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a bacteria that is most commonly known for causing colds and pneumonia. However, researchers have recently found a link between C. pneumoniae and atherosclerosis, a clogging of the arteries that causes heart attach and stroke. In addition, ongoing research is showing that certain strains may play a role in asthma, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and arthritis. This volume, part of the Infectious Agents & Pathogenesis series, is a complete portrait of C. pneumoniae and what is currently known about it.

Authors:Herman Friedman, Thomas W. Klein, John J. Madde,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: advances, experimental, medicine, biology, diseases, infectious, circuits, drugs, abuse, neuroimmune
Number of Pages: 310
Published: 2001-11-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0306464667
ISBN-13: 9780306464669

This volume focuses on the relationship between the nervous and the immune system with regard to the effects of drugs of abuse and infections, including infection caused by the immunodeficiency virus which causes AIDS, the number one health problem worldwide. Chapters focus on the brain-immune axis, detailing the effects of drugs of abuse. It is well known that recreational drugs of abuse such as morphine, cocaine, and marijuana, as well as other drugs, including the legal drugs alcohol and nicotine, are used by large numbers of individuals. Serious concerns have been raised about the conseque

Authors:Lois J. Paradise, Mauro Bendinelli, Herman Friedman,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: agents, pathogenesis, infectious, immunity, infections, enteric
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1996-05-31
List price: $178.00
ISBN-10: 0306452421
ISBN-13: 9780306452420

’This book serves as a concentrated point of reference for a globally important group of infections.’ --Doody’s This comprehensive reference describes the current state of knowledge on the mechanisms of action of toxins, virulence factors, and mechanisms of invasion for the major groups of enteric microorganisms. This work also features the latest studies on the effects of eukaryotic cell signaling as well as stimulation of the inflammatory response by induction and the actions of cytokines. Researchers and students in microbiology, gastroenterology, and immunobiology

Authors:Herman Friedman, Thomas W. Klein, Mauro Bendinelli,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: infectious, pathogenesis, agents, substance, diseases, abuse
Number of Pages: 211
Published: 2005-08-26
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 0306486873
ISBN-13: 9780306486876

The influence of many drugs of abuse – licit and illicit – on immune function has been examined extensively in recent years. Many such substances, including marijuana, cocaine, morphine, and nicotine, have been shown to enhance the disease process by impairing immunologic function. Use of these drugs impairs immunologic functions by suppressing antibody function, decreasing cytokine production, enhancing production and release of IL1, and suppressing IL2 and interferon. Among the viruses known to be effected by these drugs are viruses such as herpes simplex virus and murine retrovirus and

Authors:Peter G. Medveczky, Herman Friedman, Mauro Bendinell
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: immunity, herpesviruses
Number of Pages: 317
Published: 1998-10-31
List price: $185.00
ISBN-10: 030645890X
ISBN-13: 9780306458903

Univ. of South Florida, Tampa. Presents reviews of the developments in the field of herpes virology. For researchers in immunology and virology. DNLM: Herpesviridae--immunology.

Authors:Steven Specter, Mauro Bendinelli, Herman Friedman,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: agents, infectious, pathogenesis, detection, rapid
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1998-09-30
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 0306458489
ISBN-13: 9780306458484

Busy clinicians and health practitioners recognize the importance of speedy detection of pathogens to impede the further spread of infection, and to ensure their patients’ rapid and complete recovery. This reader-friendly reference is a unique collection of the newest and most effective diagnostic techniques currently in use in clinical and research laboratories. Instructive commentary regarding the application of these often complex methods is provided. This essential text aids readers in selecting the most efficient method, finding the necessary resources, and avoiding the most