Microorganisms and Autoimmune Diseases

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Bacterial Heat-Shock Proteins and Autoimmune Disease

   • W. Van Eden, S. M. Anderton, A. B. J. Prakken, R. Van Der Zee

   Pages 1-12

3. Streptococci and Rheumatic Fever

   • Madeleine W. Cunningham

   Pages 13-66

4. HLA-B27, Enteric Bacteria, and Ankylosing Spondylitis

   • John S. Sullivan, Andrew F. Geczy

   Pages 67-77

5. Triggering of Autoimmune Antibody Responses in Syphilis

   • Robert E. Baughn

   Pages 79-103

6. Viruses and Diabetes Mellitus

   • Thomas Dyrberg, Peter Mackay, Birgitte Michelsen, Jacob Petersen, Allan Karlsen, Vagn Bonnevie

   Pages 105-127

7. The Role of Coxsackie B Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Type I Diabetes

   • Ji-Won Yoon, Helen Kominek

   Pages 129-158

8. Neuropathic Viruses and Autoimmunity

   • Cynthia T. Welsh, Robert S. Fujinami

   Pages 159-180

9. Postmeasles Encephalomyelitis

   • Lisa M. Esolen, Diane E. Griffin

   Pages 181-196

10. Epstein-Barr Virus and Autoimmunity

    • Carlo Garzelli

    Pages 197-218

11. Retroviruses and Autoimmunity

    • Kenneth E. Ugen, Laura Fernandes, H. Ralph Schumacher, William V. Williams, Bin Wang, David B. Weiner

    Pages 219-231

12. Autoimmunity in Chagas Disease

    • Antonio R. L. Teixeira, Carlos M. Ripoll, Charles A. Santos-Buch

    Pages 233-255

13. Infection and Endocrine Autoimmunity

    • Anthony P. Weetman

    Pages 257-275

14. Infection as a Precursor to Autoimmunity

    • Noel R. Rose

    Pages 277-284

15. Back Matter

    Pages 285-298

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Experts in microbiology and autoimmunity examine the association between microorganisms and the development of specific categories of autoimmune diseases. The opening chapters explore the bacterial induction of diseases considered autoimmune in nature. Subsequent chapters describe the role of viruses in the induction of these diseases and of diseases with an autoimmune component. Specific topics include: the role of streptococcal infection in rheumatic fever and the role of Klebsiella in the development of ankylosing spondylitis.

• Pathogene
• autoimmune disease
• development
• microbiology
• microorganism
• protein
• virus

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• College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

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• School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

  Noel R. Rose

• University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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