Table of Contents
Introduction
Section 1. Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
* 1. Overview
* 2. Stages in the Pathogenesis of Human and Rabbit Tuberculosis
* 3. Types of Human Pulmonary Tuberculosis
* 4. Liquefaction of Caseous Foci and Cavity Formation
Section 2. Immunology of Tuberculosis
* 5. Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity, Cell-Mediated Immunity, and Antibodies in Tuberculosis
* 6. Macrophages and Other Cells in Tuberculosis Lesions
Section 3. Tuberculous Lesions
* 7. Structural Components of Tuberculous Lesions
* 8. Microvascular Density in Tuberculosis Lesions
* 9. Early Pulmonary Lesions in Rabbits
* 10. Macrophage Turnover, Division, and Activation in Tuberculosis Lesions
* 11. Lurie's Pulmonary Tubercle-Count Method
Section 4. Tuberculosis in Rabbits and Other Common Laboratory Animals
* 12. Natural Airborne Infection
* 13. Response of Rabbits to Inhaled Tubercle Bacilli Including BCG
* 14. Characteristics of Resistance and Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in Lurie's Inbred Rabbit
* 15. Comparisons of Tuberculosis in Rabbits, Mice, and Guinea Pigs
Section 5. Effects of Hormones and X-Irradiation on Tuberculosis
* 16. Effects of Cortisone and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone on Tuberculosis
* 17. Effects of Estrogen, Chorionic Gonadotropin, and Thyroid Hormones on Tuberculosis
* 18. Effects of Whole-Body X-Irradiation on Tuberculosis
Section 6. Cytokines and Vascular Adhesion Molecules in Tuberculous Lesions
* 19. Cytokine Production in Primary BCG Lesions
* 20. Cytokine Production in Reinfection BCG Lesions and in Tuberculin Reactions
* 21. Vascular Adhesion Molecules in Tuberculous Lesion
Section 7. Tuberculosis Vaccines
* 22. Principles and Guidelines for Developing Better Tuberculosis Vaccines
* 23. Characteristics of Rabbit BCG Lesions and Efficacies of BCG and Mycobacterium microti Vaccines
Section 8. Past, Present, and Future
* 24. Summary and Conclusions
* 25. Suggested Future Research and Unanswered Questions
Appendixes
* A. Award of the Trudeau Medal of the National Tuberculosis Association to Max B. Lurie
* B. Obituary of Max B. Lurie
* C. Publications of Max B. Lurie
* D. Publications of Arthur M. Dannenberg, Jr.
* E. Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Table of Contents)
* F. Collected Abstracts of Chapters in This Volume
* G. Acknowledgments
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Arthur M. Dannenberg
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2006
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