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Modulation of Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms in the Neonate

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Immunology of the Neonate

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In the neonate there is a striking biological paradox: the deficiency of defense mechanisms is associated with an elevated risk of tissue damage due to activation of the inflammatory process. In addition, a variety of defense patterns can be elicited, i.e., multifactorial immaturity of several components; latent activation of some activities; episodes of sudden, frequently uncontrolled functional hyperactivity; and exhaustion or deactivation of various metabolic responses.

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  1. Institute of Pediatric Clinic, University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Laurenti

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  1. Clinica Pediatrics, Universitá di Pavia, I-27100, Pavia, Italy

    G. Roberto Burgio

  2. Institute of Clinical Microbiology, University of Götebôrg, Guldhedsgatan 10, S-413 46, Göteborg, Sweden

    Lars Åke Hanson

  3. Clinica Pediatrica Ospedale dei Bambini, University of Brescia, Via del Medolo 2, I-25100, Brescia, Italy

    Alberto G. Ugazio

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Laurenti, F. (1987). Modulation of Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms in the Neonate. In: Burgio, G.R., Hanson, L.Å., Ugazio, A.G. (eds) Immunology of the Neonate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71094-0_9

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