Natural Immunomodulators [electronic resource] : promising therapy for disease management.

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Preface 1 -- PREFACE 2 -- Preface 2 -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: Immune System & Modulation of Immune System -- Manali S. Dalvi1, Sanjay D. Sawant2 and Vandana S. Nikam1,* -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPONENTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM -- Bone Marrow -- Thymus -- Lymph Node -- Spleen -- IMMUNE SYSTEM IS COMPOSED OF TWO MAIN COMPONENTS, NAMELY -- Innate Immunity -- Anti-microbial Substance -- Interferons -- Iron Binding Proteins -- Anti-Microbial Proteins (AMP) -- Complement -- Phagocytes -- Natural Killer Cells

Mechanism of the Innate Response -- Cell Involve in Innate Immunity -- Granulocytes -- Macrophages and Mast Cells -- Dendritic Cells -- Adaptive Immunity -- Major Histocompatibility Complex Antigens -- Clonal Selection -- Cell-Mediated Response -- Activation of T Cells -- Humoral Response -- Activation of B Cells -- Immunological Memory -- ALLERGY AND HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION -- Classification of Hypersensitivity Reactions -- Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction Fig.(10) -- Type II Hypersensitivity Reaction -- Type III Hypersensitivity Reaction -- Type IV Hypersensitivity Reaction

IMMUNOMODULATION -- Microbiota and Prebiotic, Probiotics -- Micronutrients -- Natural Health Products -- Vaccines -- IMMUNOTHERAPY -- CONCLUSION -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Diseases and Disorders Associated with Immune System -- Pooja Shimpi1, Smita Pillewan2 and Vandana S. Nikam1,* -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION OF IMMUNE DISEASES AND DISORDERS -- BROAD CLASSIFICATION OF IMMUNE DISEASES AND DISORDERS -- Immunodeficiencies (IDs) -- Classification of Immune Diseases and Disorders Based on Inborn Errors of Immunity

Phenocopies of Inborn Errors of Immunity -- X-linked Agammaglobulinemia -- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) -- Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) -- DiGeorge Syndrome -- Secondary Immunodeficiency Disorders -- Allergic/ Hypersensitivity Reactions -- Allergic Rhinitis -- Atopic Eczema/ Atopic Dermatitis -- Urticaria -- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome -- Autoimmune Disorders -- CLASSIFICATION OF IMMUNE DISEASES BASED ON ORGAN SPECIFICITY -- ORGAN-SPECIFIC (LOCALIZED) DISEASES FIG. (3) -- Endocrinologic Diseases -- Hashimoto's (autoimmune) thyroiditis -- Neurological Disorders -- Introduction

Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease -- Multiple Sclerosis -- Auto-inflammatory Diseases/ Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (SAIDs) -- Introduction -- Classification Of Auto-Inflammatory Diseases -- Monogenic Autoinflammatory Diseases -- Polygenic Autoinflammatory Diseases -- ROLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN CANCER -- IMMUNE CELLS AND CANCER PROGRESSION -- CONCLUSION -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Natural Sources of Immunomodulators

Vishal Bhange1, Monika Kale1, Ankita Dudhal1, Nikhil Putta2, Mukta Abhyankar2, Supriya Jagtap2 and Vandana S. Nikam1,*

Natural Immunomodulators: Promising Therapy for Disease Management discusses the use of natural immunomodulators as a promising therapy for managing various diseases. The book begins with an introduction to the immune system and the ways in which it can be modulated. This is followed by a discussion on the various diseases and disorders associated with the immune system, including autoimmune disorders, allergies, and immune deficiency conditions. The natural s.

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