Microbial Endocrinology

Interkingdom Signaling in Infectious Disease and Health
Herausgegeben:Lyte, Mark; Freestone, Primrose P.E.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Microbial endocrinology represents a newly emerging interdisciplinary field that is formed by the intersection of the fields of neurobiology and microbiology. It is the intent of this book to introduce a new perspective to the current understanding not only of the factors that mediate the ability of microbes to cause disease, but also to the mechanisms that maintain normal homeostasis. The discovery that microbes can both synthesize and directly respond to neuroendocrine hormones provides for a new framework with which to investigate how microorganisms interface not only with vertebrates, but also with invertebrates and even plants.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4899-8419-7
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9781489984197
• ISBN-10: 1489984194
• Artikelnr.: 41759280

Inhaltsangabe

Microbial Endocrinology: A Personal Journey.- Evolutionary Considerations of Neurotransmitters in Microbial, Plant, and Animal Cells.- Mechanisms by Which Catecholamines Induce Growth in Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Human Pathogens.- Dietary Catechols and their Relationship to Microbial Endocrinology.- Interactions Between Bacteria and the Gut Mucosa: Do Enteric Neurotransmitters Acting on the Mucosal Epithelium Influence Intestinal Colonization or Infection?.- Modulation of the Interaction of Enteric Bacteria with Intestinal Mucosa by Stress-Related Catecholamines.- The Role of Microbial Endocrinology in Periodontal Disease.- Staphylococci, Catecholamine Inotropes and Hospital-Acquired Infections.- The Microbial Endocrinology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.- Mechanisms of Stress-Mediated Modulation of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections.- Psychological Stress, Immunity, and the Effects on Indigenous Microflora.- The Epinephrine/Norepinephrine/Autoinducer-3 Interkingdom Signaling System in Escherichia coli O157:H7.- Molecular Profiling: Catecholamine Modulation of Gene Expression in Enteropathogenic Bacteria.- Microbial Signaling Compounds as Endocrine Effectors.- Mycologic Endocrinology.- Experimental Design Considerations for In Vitro Microbial Endocrinology Investigations.

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Microbial Endocrinology: A Personal Journey.- Evolutionary Considerations of Neurotransmitters in Microbial, Plant, and Animal Cells.- Mechanisms by Which Catecholamines Induce Growth in Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Human Pathogens.- Dietary Catechols and their Relationship to Microbial Endocrinology.- Interactions Between Bacteria and the Gut Mucosa: Do Enteric Neurotransmitters Acting on the Mucosal Epithelium Influence Intestinal Colonization or Infection?.- Modulation of the Interaction of Enteric Bacteria with Intestinal Mucosa by Stress-Related Catecholamines.- The Role of Microbial Endocrinology in Periodontal Disease.- Staphylococci, Catecholamine Inotropes and Hospital-Acquired Infections.- The Microbial Endocrinology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.- Mechanisms of Stress-Mediated Modulation of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections.- Psychological Stress, Immunity, and the Effects on Indigenous Microflora.- The Epinephrine/Norepinephrine/Autoinducer-3 Interkingdom Signaling System in Escherichia coli O157:H7.- Molecular Profiling: Catecholamine Modulation of Gene Expression in Enteropathogenic Bacteria.- Microbial Signaling Compounds as Endocrine Effectors.- Mycologic Endocrinology.- Experimental Design Considerations for In Vitro Microbial Endocrinology Investigations.