Innate Immunity - From Louis Pasteur to Jules Hoffmann (Hardcover)

Innate immunity is a new branch of immunology, confirmed by three Nobel Prize winners in 2011. It is the first line of defense against pathogens and is in a way the preliminary step of adaptive immunity which occurs later, and only present in vertebrates. This book examines the way in which innate immunity was discovered in invertebrates. As a starting point, it looks at the work of Louis Pasteur on silkworm disease and the findings of Ilya Metchnikov, discoverer of phagocytosis. It also investigates Andre Paillot, who in 1920 demonstrated the existence of humoral immunity in insects, unrelated to the type of immunity that was initially thought to be present in all vertebrates. Finally, Innate Immunity shows how the group directed by Jules Hoffmann found strong similarities between the innate immunity response of insects and mammals. The discovery of a receptor protein in Drosophila, which is also found in humans, was what led to Jules Hoffmann being awarded the Nobel Prize in 2011.

General

Imprint:	ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Yves Carton
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	324
ISBN-13:	978-1-78548-308-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Biochemical immunology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Toxicology (non-medical) Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78548-308-0
Barcode:	9781785483080

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