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Autoimmune diseases in domestic animals
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Autoimmune diseases in domestic animals
1° ed., 306 pagg., 30 ill., Elsevier, novembre 2022
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With nearly 100 different autoimmune diseases reported to occur in domestic animal species, this evidence-based clinical reference is a must-have for every veterinary practice! Autoimmune Diseases in Domestic Animals, from noted veterinary author Ian R. Tizard, sheds light on both common and rare conditions, including skin diseases, diabetes mellitus, thyroiditis, and hemolytic anemia. Convenient and portable, this single-source review addresses autoimmune diseases in dogs, cats, horses, and livestock species with comprehensive coverage of treatment protocols, diagnostic procedures, and the latest pathogenesis studies.
 
Key Features
  • All-in-one guide covers the basic science, clinical presentation, and treatment of this set of increasingly prevalent animal diseases.
  • Comprehensive information for each disease prepares students to communicate effectively with clients.
  • Reviews of the most recent relevant literature provide a clearer understanding of complex autoimmune diseases.
  • Detailed coverage facilitates the accurate diagnosis and rational treatment of immunologic diseases.
  • Information on autoimmune mouse strains and other animal models meets the needs of comparative immunology and research students.
  • Expert author Ian R. Tizard is a well-established veterinary writer who is world-renowned on the topic of immunology in veterinary medicine.

  • Cover Image
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Chapter 1 Basic Immunology: A Review
  • Chapter Outline
  • Innate Immunity
  • Step 3: B- and T-Cell Responses
  • The Complement System
  • Regulatory T Cells
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 2 Immunologic Tolerance
  • Chapter Outline
  • Tolerance
  • Central Tolerance
  • Peripheral Tolerance
  • Regulatory Cells
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 3 Loss of Tolerance
  • Chapter Outline
  • Witebsky’s Postulates
  • Normal Immune Responses
  • Abnormal Immune Responses
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 4 Genetic Factors in Autoimmunity
  • Chapter Outline
  • MHC Genes
  • Genetic Predisposition to Autoimmunity
  • Monogenic Diseases
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 5 The Microbiota and Autoimmunity
  • Chapter Outline
  • The Hygiene Hypothesis
  • The Normal Microbiota
  • Immunosuppression
  • The Microbiota and Autoimmunity
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 6 Autoimmune Endocrine Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
  • Lymphocytic Parathyroiditis
  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Autoimmune Adrenalitis
  • Autoimmune Hypophysitis
  • Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 7 Autoimmune Neurologic Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Polyneuritis
  • CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Other Neurologic Diseases
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 8 Autoimmune Eye Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Immune Privilege
  • Autoimmune Diseases of the Cornea and Conjunctiva
  • Autoimmune Diseases of the Uvea
  • Autoimmune Retinal Diseases
  • Ancillary Structures
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 9 Autoimmune Reproductive Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Autoimmunity in Males
  • Autoimmunity in Females
  • Autoallergy
  • Immune Contraception
  • Production-Enhancing Vaccines
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 10 Autoimmune Skin Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Blistering Diseases
  • Pemphigus Group
  • Pemphigoid Group
  • Melanocyte Diseases
  • Hair Follicle Diseases
  • Other Immune-Mediated Diseases
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 11 Autoimmune Blood Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemias
  • Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • Immune-Mediated Lymphopenia
  • Immune-Mediated Neutropenia
  • Immune-Mediated Hemophagocytic Syndrome
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 12 Autoimmune Muscle Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Polymyositis
  • Autoimmune Heart Failure
  • Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 13 Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Liver and Kidney Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Autoimmune Liver Diseases
  • Autoimmune Kidney Diseases
  • Immune Complex–Mediated Glomerulopathies
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 14 Autoinflammatory Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Autoinflammatory Diseases
  • Canine IgG4-Related Diseases
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 15 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Chapter Outline
  • Predisposing Factors
  • Pathogenesis
  • Canine Systemic Lupus
  • Lupus-Related Skin Diseases
  • Nailbed Diseases
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 16 Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Chapter Outline
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Pathogenesis
  • Canine Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Feline Erosive Polyarthritis
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 17 Seronegative Nonerosive Arthropathies
  • Chapter Outline
  • Reactive Polyarthritis
  • Other Inflammatory Arthritides
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 18 Immune-Mediated Vascular Disease
  • Chapter Outline
  • Arteritis
  • Small Blood Vessel Diseases
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 19 Immune-Mediated Enteropathies
  • Chapter Outline
  • Genetic Predispositions
  • Intestinal Immune Tolerance
  • Loss of Food Tolerance
  • Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Equine Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 20 Diagnostic Tests for Autoimmune Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Primary Binding Tests
  • Secondary Binding Tests
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 21 The Treatment of Immune-Mediated Diseases
  • Chapter Outline
  • Glucocorticosteroids
  • Calcineurin Inhibitors
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Antimetabolites
  • Antiinflammatory Drugs
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Chapter 22 Experimental Autoimmune Disease Models
  • Chapter Outline
  • Endocrine Diseases
  • Neurologic Diseases
  • Eye Diseases
  • Reproductive Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
  • Blood Diseases
  • Muscle Diseases
  • Liver Diseases
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Autoimmune Arthritis
  • Immune-Mediated Vasculitis
  • Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases
  • Sources of Additional Information
  • Index

Ian Tizard
Ian Tizard is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a Distinguished Professor of Immunology at Texas A&M University (TAMU). Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in immunology. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, where he remained on as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Since 1999, Dr. Tizard has been the Richard M. Schubot Chair in Exotic Bird Health at the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center, where he has been a leader in the research of proventricular dilatation disease and avian bornavirus infection.

Codice Articolo: MICRO95
ISBN: 9780323848138
Peso: 600 g
Area: Cane/Gatto
Disciplina: Microbiologia/Immunologia/Malattie infettive
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