Cytokines in Animal Health and Disease / Edition 1

by Michael J. Myers

Overview

This work offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of cytokine biology in veterinary and agricultural species, describing the role of cytokines in physiological and pathological processes. It addresses recent advances and new information on the function of cytokines in reproduction, detoxification of xenobiotics, growth modulation and other areas, and discusses the approaches to and pitfalls of studying cytokines in animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824794354
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/09/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael J. Myers, Michael P. Murtaugh, editors.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Biology of Veterinary Cytokines: Interferons; Interleukin-1; Interleukin-2; Biology of Tumour Necrosis Factor; Interleukin-6. Part 2 Prophylactic Immunopotentiation: Potentiation of the Immune Response by Cytokines; Drug-induced Immunomodulation of Cytokines. Part 3 Role of Cytokines in Animal Health and Disease: Type Interferons and Their Role in Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy and Fecundity in Domestic Ruminant Species; Effect of Cytokines on Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes; Cytokines, Stress, and Growth Modulation; Role of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Respiratory Disease; Role of Cytokines in Intestinal Health and Disease; Role of Cytokines in Feline Retrovirus Diseases and Treatment; Role of Cytokines in the Prevention and Treatment of Mastitis. Part 4 Future Directions in Veterinary Medicine; Mapping Cytokine Genes in Food Animals; Future Directions in Animal Cytokine Research and Applictions.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Deborah D. Pendergraft, DVM (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: This book is an attempt to describe, in regard to both current information as well as potential research, the role of cytokines in animal health and disease.
Purpose: The purpose is to review and provide a necessary resource of information regarding cytokine biology in domestic animals. Though most information regarding the role of cytokines is restricted to study in humans and rodents, this book helps to establish a foundation for future research. Generally speaking, the authors clearly meet their objectives as stated in the preface.
Audience: This book is well written, well organized, concise, and has the ability to reach a wide audience. Professionals in veterinary medicine, specifically clinicians and research specialists, should benefit greatly from the information. Each chapter is extremely well referenced and the contributors are credible from both a clinical and research perspective.
Features: The occasional tables, graphs, charts, and other illustrations help to support and demonstrate the written material. The strength of this book is in the focus on the role of cytokines in domestic and companion animals versus human and rodent model systems. Thus, material is current, relevant, and markedly referenced. The table of contents is well organized and categorized and easily followed.
Assessment: In general, this book provides useful and necessary information regarding cytokine biology and potential in animal medicine. Those professionals in veterinary medicine who wish to use this book as a reference source should find the content valuable. I strongly advise libraries and reference facilities to carry a copy. Clinicians in need of specific reference material and research specialists would greatly benefit from ownership.

Doody's Review Service

". . .a valuable reference volume for the academically inclined veterinarian and for other scientists who seek specific information about the present and future world of the cytokines of domestic and companion animals. "
—-The Quarterly Review of Biology

From the Publisher

3 Stars from Doody

...a valuable reference volume for the academically inclined veterinarian and for other scientists who seek specific information about the present and future world of the cytokines of domestic and companion animals.

Quarterly Review of Biology

This book is an attempt to describe, in regard to both current information as well as potential research, the role of cytokines in animal health and disease. The purpose is to review and provide a necessary resource of information regarding cytokine biology in domestic animals. Though most information regarding the role of cytokines is restricted to study in humans and rodents, this book helps to establish a foundation for future research. Generally speaking, the authors clearly meet their objectives as stated in the preface. This book is well written, well organized, concise, and has the ability to reach a wide audience. Professionals in veterinary medicine, specifically clinicians and research specialists, should benefit greatly from the information. Each chapter is extremely well referenced and the contributors are credible from both a clinical and research perspective. The occasional tables, graphs, charts, and other illustrations help to support and demonstrate the written material. The strength of this book is in the focus on the role of cytokines in domestic and companion animals versus human and rodent model systems. Thus, material is current, relevant, and markedly referenced. The table of contents is well organized and categorized and easily followed. In general, this book provides useful and necessary information regarding cytokine biology and potential in animal medicine. Those professionals in veterinary medicine who wish to use this book as a reference source should find the content valuable. I strongly advise libraries and reference facilities to carry a copy. Clinicians in need of specific reference material and research specialists would greatly benefit from ownership.

Deborah D. Pendergraft

A reference that reviews the current status of cytokine biology in domestic animals, and also helps to establish an improved foundation for future research. The volume is arranged in sections on the biology of veterinary cytokines, prophylactic immunopotentiation, role of cytokines in animal health and disease, and future directions in veterinary medicine. By focusing on domestic and companion animals, the precise state of knowledge for these species is derived, as opposed to extrapolating from information gathered from humans and rodent model systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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