Main description:

Macrophages Biology and Tissue Inflammation in Health and Disease outlines the important role of macrophages-keys cells in the innate immune system-as regulators and orchestrators of inflammation and repair in health and disease. It contains chapters by leading authors on the basic and translational aspects of macrophage biology, covering how to maintained tissue homeostatis and how to deal with internal and external biological threats.

Contents:

I. Macrophages and Inflammation
1. Development of the monocyte-macrophage lineage
2. Types of macrophages
3. Acute and chronic inflammation: The basics

II. Biology
4. Macrophage biology in inflammation: cytokines
5. Macrophage biology in inflammation: chemokines
6. Macrophage biology: other factors
7. The importance of crosstalk between macrophages and other cell types
8. Macrophages in tissue engineering and regeneration

III. Role of Macrophages in systemic inflammation
9. CVS
10. Pulmonary
11. GI
12. CNS
13. Musculoskeletal system
14. Cancer

IV. Conclusions
13. Role of Macrophages in mediating Homeostatic Processes
14. Up and coming research fields