Immunology, Allergology and Rheumatology

Topics in Osteoporosis

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Editor Margarita Valdes Flores
ISBN 978-953-51-1066-8
279 pages, May, 2013
Downloads: 95

Osteoporosis affects the osteo-articular system. However, there are hormonal, kidney related, gastrointestinal and neuromuscular factors among other, that can be involved in the etiopathogenesis of the disease. In the other hand, for osteoporosis pre ...
Genes and Autoimmunity - Intracellular Signaling and Microbiome Contribution

Editor Spaska Angelova Stanilova
ISBN 978-953-51-1028-6
267 pages, March, 2013
Downloads: 406

Autoimmune disorders are known to affect a substantial number of people worldwide, demonstrating a gender bias and are the second largest cause of chronic illness. Recently, the attention has been focused on lifestyle changes as a major factor in the ...
Current Trends in Atherogenesis

Editor Rita Rezzani
ISBN 978-953-51-1011-8
251 pages, February, 2013
Downloads: 326

This book collects the state of the art of the antioxidants from the clinical and experimental approaches in order to bring a better understanding of the mechanisms and useful therapies for these diseases. We hope that it can indicate new "current tr ...
Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasculitis

Editor Lazaros I. Sakkas and Christina Katsiari
ISBN 978-953-51-1008-8
274 pages, February, 2013
Downloads: 401

Vasculitis, an inflammation of blood vessels, can be idiopathic or secondary to other conditions. Infections may also mimic idiopathic vasculitis, and the differential diagnosis is of paramount importance for the practicing physician. Vasculitides ar ...
Probiotic in Animals

Editor Everlon Cid Rigobelo
ISBN 978-953-51-0777-4
272 pages, October, 2012
Downloads: 652

Over the last few decades the prevalence of studies about probiotics strains has dramatically grown in most regions of the world. The use of probiotics strains in animals production may reduce several problems caused by antibiotics therapy, growth pr ...
Autoimmune Diseases - Contributing Factors, Specific Cases of Autoimmune Diseases, and Stem Cell and Other Therapies

Editor James Chan
ISBN 978-953-51-0693-7
392 pages, July, 2012
Downloads: 1493

Autoimmune disease represents a group of more than 60 different chronic autoimmune diseases that affect approximately 6% of the population. Autoimmune diseases arise when ones immune system actively targets and destroys self tissue resulting in clini ...
Recent Advances in Immunology to Target Cancer, Inflammation and Infections

Editor Jagat R. Kanwar
ISBN 978-953-51-0592-3
520 pages, May, 2012
Downloads: 1030

Immunology is the branch of biomedical sciences to study of the immune system physiology both in healthy and diseased states. Some aspects of autoimmunity draws our attention to the fact that it is not always associated with pathology. For instance, ...
Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Editor Alena Bulikova
ISBN 978-953-51-0526-8
232 pages, April, 2012
Downloads: 974

The antiphospholipid syndrome has been described for the first time by Graham Hughes in 1983 as a condition connected with thromboses or foetal losses and antiphospholipid antibodies presence. Form that time there has been a great progress in knowled ...