Author: Gerold Schuler
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: cells, langerhans, epidermal
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1990-12-26
List price: $473.00
ISBN-10: 0849356466
ISBN-13: 9780849356469

Epidermal Langerhans Cells focuses on epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs) and the important role they play in the induction of contact hypersensitivity and graft rejection. This in-depth work discusses how these antigen-presenting cells are modulated by various physicochemical agents (such as UV light) and how they can be infected by the AIDS virus. It also reveals that cytokines mediate their development into potent T cell-stimulatory dendritic cells. This comprehensive review covers important experimental details and methods, and fascinating information on LCs. It also provides an overview of t

Author: T. A. Luger
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: clinical, dermatology, basic, cytokines, growth, factors, epidermal
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 1993-09-02
List price: $299.95
ISBN-10: 0824791029
ISBN-13: 9780824791025

This reference enhances the understanding of skin pathophysiology by examining a selection of cytokines and growth factors that are either produced by the skin or have an influence on it.;Illustrating the importance of cytokine and growth factor interactions within the cytokine network, Epidermal Growth Factors and Cytokines: discusses a variety of cytokines, including the interferons, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukins 1, 6, 8, and 10; describes platelet-derived growth factor, fibroblast growth factors, and transforming growth factor -alpha and -beta; elucidates the skin’s cytokine

Authors:Tarun B. Patel, Paul J. Bertics,
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: methods, molecular, biology, protocols, epidermal, factor, growth
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-12-15
List price: $104.00
ISBN-10: 1588294218
ISBN-13: 9781588294210

A comprehensive collection of optimized methods for dissecting the mechanisms that control epidermal growth factors (EGF) and their regulators in both normal and pathological states. These readily reproducible techniques range from the study of purified EGF receptor to complex signaling and processing networks in intact cells, including a chapter on the clinical and pharmacological considerations of their use in cancer therapy. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, each offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining th

Author: Kursad Turksen
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: methods, molecular, biology, series, protocols, cells, epidermal
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2004-10-20
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 1588292673
ISBN-13: 9781588292674

A collection of cutting-edge methods to analyze and manipulate epidermal cellprecursors and mature epidermal cells. These protocols cover different methods and models for culturing epidermal cells, for enriching very early epidermal progenitors, and for studying epidermal cell commitment and differentiation both in vitro and in vivo. Topics of special interest include the derivation, characterization, and utility of epidermal stem cells, mature epidermal cells and their characterization, and applications in regenerative medicine. These readily reproducible techniques broaden our understanding