Main description:

The most practical and clinical reasons for attempting to understand the immunology of infections and disease revolves around the CD137 and CD137/41BB receptor and ligand molecules. This book covers all aspects of CD137/4-1BB pathway research from microbiology, infectious disease, molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics to immune responses and potential applications in the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. This pathway is emerging as one of the most important targets for manipulation of immune responses for disease diagnosis and treatment. This book is written by the man who discovered the CD-137 and B7H1 molecules in 1999.

Contents:

Genes, Transcripts and Proteins of CD137 Receptor and Ligand.- CD137 Signal Transduction.- Significance of Reverse Signal Transduction for the Biology of the CD137 Receptor/Ligand System.- CD137 Signal in the Regulation of Innate Immunity.- Regulation of T Cell-Dependent Humoral Immunity Through CD137 (4-1BB) Mediated Signals.- CD137 in the Regulation of T Cell Response to Antigen.- Autoimmune Diseases.- CD137/CD137 Ligand in Tumor and Viral Immunotherapy.