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Modern Aspects of Immunobiology

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Regulation of IFN g-induced MHC Class-II Expression by Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 (SOCS1)
Subburaj Ilangumaran and Robert Rottapel

The role of the pleiotropic cytokine interleukin- 6 (IL-6) during disease
Jorge Morales-Montor

Cancer Vaccine Technology Update: The Immunobiology of 37 kDa Oncofetal Antigen/Immature Laminin Receptor Protein (OFA/iLRP) and RNA, a Universal Tumor Immunogen
Joseph H. Coggin Jr., Adel L. Barsoum and James W. Rohrer

Granulysin and Direct Lymphocyte-Mediated Antimicrobial and Antitumor Activity
Ling Ling Ma and Christopher H. Mody

Chemokines and Pulmonary Fibrosis
Michael P. Keane, John A. Belperio and Robert M. Strieter

Regulation of Mucous Cell Metaplasia by Th1 and Th2 Cytokines
Yohannes Tesfaigzi

Dichotomy of MHC Class II Antigen Presentation of M Protein from Sreptococcus pyogenes into Classical and Recycling Pathways in Macrophages
Alexei von Delwig

Specific Immunotherapy with Allergoids: Effective, Safe, and Long-Lasting
Susanne Thum-Oltmer and Lothar Jäger

Immune Modulators in Allergic Airway Inflammation
DK Agrawal, MT Hopfenspirger and J Edwan

The Physiology and Pathophysiology of P-selectin
Markus Sperandio and Klaus Ley

The Role of MMPs in Allergic Airway Disease
Farrah Kheradmand and David B. Corry

RNA Interference: A Potent Tool for Dendritic Cell Immune Modulation
Thomas E. Ichim, Mu Li, Hua Qian, Igor A Popov, Katarzyna Rycerz, Robert Zhong and Wei-Ping Min

Neopterin and 7, 8-dihydroneopterin in Th1-Type Immune Response
Barbara Wirleitner, Georg Hoffmann and Dietmar Fuchs

The Complex role of Lymphotoxin in Immunity
Javier Rangel-Moreno, Juan E. Moyron-Quiroz and Troy D. Randall

Antibody Phage Display
Michael Hust, Lars Toleikis and Stefan Dübel

Soluble Receptor Variants in the GM-CSF, IL-3, IL-5 Receptor Family
Jennifer Pelley and Christopher Brown

CD40-Activated B-Cells as Antigenpresenting Cells: From Immunobiology to Immunotherapy
Michael S. von Bergwelt-Baildon, Lee M.Nadler and Joachim L. Schultze

The Immunobiology and Therapeutic Potential of Androstene Hormones and Their Synthetic Derivatives: Novel Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Regulating Steroid Hormones
Dominick L.Auci, Clarence Ahlem, Mei Li, Richard Trauger, Charles Dowding, Florence Paillard, James Frincke and Christopher L. Reading

Expression of Membrane Cofactor Protein (MCP; CD46) on Spermatozoa: Just a Complement Inhibitor?
Rebecca C. Riley-Vargas and John P. Atkinson

Leukocyte-Specific Protein 1 (LSP1): A Negative Regulator of Acute Inflammation
Jenny Jongstra-Bilen and Jan Jongstra

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