Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Antibody Activity

1. IgM and IgD in Infection and Inflammatory Diseases
Mikael Karlsson

2. Immunoglobulin A: Molecular Mechanisms of Function and Role in Immune Defence
Jenny M. Woof

3. Crystal Structures of Human IgG-Fc Fragments and Their Complexes with Fcγ Receptors
Peter Sondermann

4. The Role of IgG in Immune Responses
Jeanette H. W. Leusen, Falk Nimmerjahn

5. Molecular and Cellular Pathways Involved in the Anti-inflammatory Activity of IgG
Falk Nimmerjahn

6. Example of the Pathogenic Potential of Two Sets of Autoantibodies: Anti-RBC and IgG3 RF Cryoglobulins
Shozo Izui

7. Cross-Talk Between Antibodies, IgG Fc Receptors, and the Complement System
Christian M. Karsten, Jörg Köhl

8. Regulation of Immunological Responses by the Neonatal Fc Receptor for IgG, FcRn
Kristi Baker, Timo Rath, Richard S. Blumberg

9. Antibody Mediated Regulation of Humoral Immunity
Birgitta Heyman

10. Engineered Antibody Derivatives in Preclinical and Clinical Development
Christian Kellner, Matthias Peipp

Keywords: Biomedicine, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Virology