{"product_id":"immunotherapeutic-approaches-for-neurological-diseases-bharath-wootla-9781922227393","title":"Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Neurological Diseases: Natural Monoclonal Antibodies and Conventional Monoclonal Antibodies","description":"Immunoglobulins with germline sequences occur in invertebrates and vertebrates and are named 'natural antibodies' (NAbs). They may target foreign antigens, self- or altered self-components and are part of the normal immunoglobulin repertoire. NAbs can act as systemic surveillance molecules, which tag damaged or stressed cells, invading pathogens and toxic protein aggregates for elimination by the immune system. Certain NAbs actively signal in different cell types with a broad range of responses from induction of apoptosis in cancer cells, stimulation of remyelination in glial cells and blocking disease propagation in neurodegenerative disorders. This lecture note emphasizes the different functions and characteristics of NAbs and their use as potential therapeutics in multiple sclerosis (MS) as an example for neuroinflammatory diseases. Within neurodegenerative diseases we will focus on Alzheimer's disease as the best investigated disease for immunotherapeutic approaches. We will highlight the role of the blood brain barrier (BBB) as the major obstacle for antibody based therapies of CNS diseases and stress on some novel approaches to lower the hurdle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bharath Wootla, Moses Rodriguez, Jens O. Watzlawik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922227390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922227393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iconcept Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.18d","brand":"Bharath Wootla","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125559685375,"sku":"9781922227393","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f41316c-9fc9-40e6-afdb-aed9ac496b5b.jpg?v=1687443312","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/immunotherapeutic-approaches-for-neurological-diseases-bharath-wootla-9781922227393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}