Promotional Information

Springer Book Archives

Table of Contents

1. Mycobacterial Antigens: Reagents for Tuberculin Skin Testingand Serodiagnosisof Tuberculosis.- 2. Role of Adjuvant and Immunogenic Moieties of M. tuberculosis in Pathogenicity.- 3. Genetic Background of the Host andExpression of NaturalResistance and AcquiredImmunity to M. tuberculosis.- 4. Immune Response to Mycobacteria: Characterization ofImmunocompetent Cells inTuberculous Lesions of Humans.- 5. The Tubercle Bacillus—Human Macrophage Relationship Studied In Vitro.- 6. Regulation and Pharmacology of GranulomatousInflammation.- 7. Cytolytic T Cells in M. tuberculosisInfections.- 8. Anergy and Other Immunologic Perturbances in Mycobacterial Infections: Overview.- 9. Anergy in Experimental Mouse Models of MycobacterialInfection.- 10. Suppressor Cells in Mycobacterial Infections.- 11. Immunoregulatory Function ofMononuclear Phagocytes inTuberculosis.- 12. Role of B Lymphocytes and Antibodies in the Regulation ofCell-Mediated ImmuneReactions to BCG in Mice.- 13. Polyclonal Lymphocyte Activation by M. tuberculosis and Its Products.- 14. Mechanisms of Toxicity of TubercleBacilli for Macrophages.- 15. Mycobacterium-Induced Suppressor Cells and Their ClinicalImportance.- 16. The Protective Effects of BCG Vaccination againstTuberculosis.- 17. Changing Faces of Clinical Tuberculosis.- 18. Mycobacterium avium-Complex InfectionsandImmunodeficiency.