Vascular Responses to Pathogens

__Vascular Responses to Pathogens__ focuses on the growing research from leaders in the field for both the short and long-term impact of pathogens on the vasculature. It discusses various organisms, including bacteria, parasites, and viruses, and their role in key events leading to vascular disease. Formatted to discuss the topic of the interaction of pathogens with the vascular rather than individual diseases described separately, this reference demonstrates that common mechanisms are at play in many different diseases because they have a similar context, their vasculature. This all-inclusive reference book is a must-have tool for researchers and practicing clinicians in the areas of vascular biology, microvasculature, cardiology, and infectious disease. * Covers a wide spectrum of organisms and provides analysis of pathogens and current therapeutic strategies in the context of their vasculature * Provides detailed perspectives on key components contributing to vascular pathogens from leaders in the field * Interfaces between both vascular biology and microbiology by encompassing information on how pathogens affect both macro and microvasculature * Includes coverage of the clinical aspects of sepsis and current therapeutic strategies and anti-sepsis drugs Content: Front matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,OverviewEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Sepsis, Pages 1-9, Felicity N.E. Gavins Chapter 2 - Neutrophil-Mediated Vascular Host Defense, Pages 11-21, Jung Hwan Kim, Bryan G. Yipp Chapter 3 - Platelets as Mediators of the Vascular Response to Infection, Pages 23-30, Dermot Cox Chapter 4 - Mechanisms of Bacterial Interaction with Cells of the Blood–Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier, Pages 31-46, Alexandra Schubert-Unkmeir, Kelly S. Doran Chapter 5 - Vascular Responses to Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection, Pages 47-60, Michael E. Rosenfeld, Lee Ann Campbell Chapter 6 - Bartonella Species and Vascular Pathology, Pages 61-74, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Dorsey L. Kordick Chapter 7 - Periodontal Innate Immune Mechanisms Relevant to Atherosclerosis, Pages 75-85, Salomon Amar, Jacob Al-Hashemi Chapter 8 - Helicobacter pylori, Pages 87-109, Traci L. Testerman Chapter 9 - Endothelial Activation and Injury: The Mechanisms of Rickettsial Vasculiti, Pages 111-122, Abha Sahni, Hema P. Narra, David H. Walker, Sanjeev K. Sahni Chapter 10 - Herpesviruses, Pages 123-136, Jerry L. Brunson, Mikhail V. Khoretonenko, Karen Y. Stokes Chapter 11 - HIV-1 Infection, Antiretroviral Therapies, and HIV-Associated Atherosclerosis, Pages 137-148, Mitzi C. Glover, Tammy R. Dugas Chapter 12 - Viral Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Mechanisms of Cardiac Injury, Inflammation, and Fibrosis, Pages 149-159, Iwona Buskiewicz, Sally Huber, DeLisa Fairweather Chapter 13 - Viruses Responsible for Hemorrhagic Fevers, Pages 161-181, Vivian Vasconcelos Costa, Danielle da Gloria de Souza, Mauro Martins Teixeira Chapter 14 - Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas Disease: Innate Immunity, ROS, and Cardiovascular System, Pages 183-193, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Jian-jun Wen, Fabiana S. Machado, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Carlos Robello, Nisha J. Garg Chapter 15 - Endothelial Cells as Targets of the Intravascular Parasitic Disease Schistosomiasisa, Pages 195-207, Claudia Lucia Martins Silva Chapter 16 - Vascular Responses in Human Lymphatic Filariasis, Pages 209-220, Subash Babu, Thomas B. Nutman Chapter 17 - The Treatment of Sepsis: From Failed Therapies to New Possibilities, Pages 221-231, Han-Oh Chung, Bram Rochwerg, Alison E. Fox-Robichaud Subject Index, Pages 233-239 Customer survey, Page IBC1

Vascular Responses to Pathogens focuses on the growing research from leaders in the field for both the short and long-term impact of pathogens on the vasculature. It discusses various organisms, including bacteria, parasites, and viruses, and their role in key events leading to vascular disease.

Formatted to discuss the topic of the interaction of pathogens with the vascular rather than individual diseases described separately, this reference demonstrates that common mechanisms are at play in many different diseases because they have a similar context, their vasculature.

This all-inclusive reference book is a must-have tool for researchers and practicing clinicians in the areas of vascular biology, microvasculature, cardiology, and infectious disease.

• Covers a wide spectrum of organisms and provides analysis of pathogens and current therapeutic strategies in the context of their vasculature
• Provides detailed perspectives on key components contributing to vascular pathogens from leaders in the field
• Interfaces between both vascular biology and microbiology by encompassing information on how pathogens affect both macro and microvasculature
• Includes coverage of the clinical aspects of sepsis and current therapeutic strategies and anti-sepsis drugs