The value of BCG and TNF in autoimmunity

"The Value of BCG and TNF in Autoimmunity provides an overview of current research and thinking related to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) induction and the use of the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine as potential treatment approaches to diverse forms of autoimmunity. BCG, commonly known as a...

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Corporate Authors: BCG and TNF Signaling in the Treatment and Prevention of Autoimmune Diseases London, England),
Other Authors: BCG and TNF Signaling in the Treatment and Prevention of Autoimmune Diseases, Faustman, Denise,, ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2014]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 164 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Mycobacteria, immunoregulation, and autoimmunity
  • Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes and its recurrence by immunotherapy with mycobacterial adjuvants
  • Proteasome defects and cytokine signaling on Sjogren's syndrome
  • The protective effect of the BCG vaccine on the development of Type 1 Diabetes in humans
  • Effects of the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines in the demyelinating disease of the central nervous system
  • TNF, BCG, and the proteasome in autoimmunity: an overview of the pathways & results of a phase I study in Type 1 diabetes
  • Why test BCG in Sjögrens syndrome?
  • Celiac disease as a model disorder for testing autoimmune therapeutics
  • Delivering solutions and clinical benefits for diseases with small intermediate-size patient populations.