The last decade has witnessed the delineation of innate immunity - a new area which has revolutionized our understanding of host-parasite interactions and their impact on defense mechanisms in infectious and noninfectious diseases. This volume of the book series 'Contributions to Microbiology' provides an update of the current knowledge of this expanding field of research and highlights some of its most important aspects. In eleven state-of-the-art articles, eminent international experts in the field address topics such as the innate immune system in mammals and insects, microbial protein ligands, antimicrobial peptides, complement, antibacterial chemokines, the role of neutrophils and monocytes, oxidative innate immune defenses and the effect of aging on innate immunity. The book will be a valuable resource for microbiologists, immunologists, students, scientists of other related disciplines, and clinicians with an interest in infectious or immunological diseases.

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Foreword
From Darwin and Metchnikoff to Burnet and Beyond
General Introduction to Innate Immunity: Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde Quality of the Innate Immune System
The Innate Immune System of Mammals and Insects
Pattern Recognition Receptors and Their Role in Innate Immunity: Focus on Microbial Protein Ligands
Antimicrobial Peptides in Innate Immune Responses
Complement: An Efficient Sword of Innate Immunity
Antibacterial Chemokines – Actors in Both Innate and Adaptive Immunity
The Role of Neutrophils and Monocytes in Innate Immunity
Innate Immune Functions of the Airway Epithelium
Oxidative Innate Immune Defenses by Nox/Duox Family NADPH Oxidases
Aging and Impairment of Innate Immunity
Author Index
Subject Index

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