Main description:

Cytokine Response Against Major Human Viral Infections provides coverage on the role and mode of possible impact of cytokines on disease pathogenesis and host immune response. Cytokines, as a part of innate immunity, favor the development of antiviral and TH 1-type immune responses. Cytokines also affect the adaptive immune response and disease manifestation. This book gives a comprehensive introduction to clinical manifestations of viral and infectious diseases, explains the role cytokines in DNA virus infections, RNA virus infections, and in reverse transcribing virus infections, and gives insights into recent advances and strategies in diagnostic tools and therapeutic and prophylactic measures.

This book is a milestone to understanding the immunological response against various viral infections for both researchers in immunology and virology, as well as for those in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Contents:

Section 1 Introduction/ Overview 1. History of human viral infection and their clinical manifestation

Section 2 Role of cytokines in DNA virus infections 2. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 3. Epstein Barr Virus 4. Vaccinia Virus 5. Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Section 3 Role of cytokines in RNA virus infections 6. Rotavirus virus 7. Coxsackievirus B3 8. Coronaviruses 9. Dengue virus 10. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) 11. Hepatitis C virus 12. Zika virus 13. Influenza virus 14. Respiratory syncytial virus 15. Rabies virus 16. West Nile virus

Section 4 Role of cytokines in reverse transcribing virus infections 17. Human T cell leukaemia virus (HTLV) 18. Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 19. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

Section 5 Diagnostics and therapeutic tools 20. Recent advances and strategies in diagnostic tools, therapeutic and prophylactic measures