Further Reading
Chapter 2
General reading
Aderem, A. & Underhill, D.M. Mechanisms of phagocytosis in macrophages. Annual Review of Immunology, 1999, 17, 593. PubMed CrossRef
Alt, F. & Marrack, P. eds. Current Opinion in Immunology 13. (Appears bimonthly; Issue no. 1 deals with 'Innate Immunity'.)
Gudmundsson, G.H. & Agerberth, B. 1999 Neutrophil antibacterial peptides, multifunctional effector molecules in the mammalian immune system. Journal of Immunological Methods, 2001, 232, 45. PubMed CrossRef
Levy, O. Antibiotic proteins of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. European Journal of Haematology, 1996, 56, 263. PubMed
Matzinger, P. An innate sense of danger. Seminars in Immunology, 1998, 10, 399. PubMed CrossRef
Morgan, B.P. 1991Complement. Clinical Aspects and Relevance to Disease. Academic Press, London.
Neth, O. et al. Mannose-binding lectin binds to a range of clinically relevant micro-organisms and promotes complement deposition. Infection and Immunity, 2000, 68, 688. PubMed CrossRef
Reid, K.B.M. The complement system—a major effector mechanism in humoral immunity. Immunologist, 1995, 3, 206.
Segal, A.W. & Abo, A. The biochemical basis of the NADPH oxidase of phagocytes. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 1993, 18, 43. PubMed CrossRef
Shi, L., Krant, R.P., Aebersold, R. & Greenberg, A.H. An NK cell granule protein that induces DNA fragmentation and apoptosis (in perforin permeabilized cells). Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1992, 175, 553. PubMed CrossRef
Sitaram, N. & Nagaraj, R. Interaction of antimicrobial peptides with biological and model membranes: structural and charge requirements for activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta—Biomembranes, 1999, 1462, 29.
Reference work
Delves, P. J. & Roitt, I.M. eds. 1998 Encyclopedia of Immunology, 2nd edn. Academic Press, London. (Covers virtually all aspects of the subject and describes immune responses to most infections.)
Historical
Clarke, W.R. 1991 The Experimental Foundations of Modern Immunology, 4th edn. John Wiley & Sons, New York. (Important for those wishing to appreciate the experiments leading up to many of the major discoveries.)
Ehrlich, P. 1890 On immunity with special reference to cell life. In: Melchers F. et al. eds. Progress in Immunology, VII. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Translation of a lecture to the Royal Society (London) on the side-chain theory of antibody formation, showing this man's perceptive genius. A must!)
Landsteiner, K. (1946) The Specificity of Serological Reactions. Harvard University Press. (Reprinted 1962 by. Dover Publications, New York.)
Mazumdar, P.M.M. eds. (1989). Immunology 1930–80. Wall & Thompson, Toronto.
Metchnikoff, E. 1893 Comparative Pathology of Inflammation. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, London (translated by F.A. & E.H. Starling.)
Palmer, R ed. 1993 Outstanding Papers in Biology. Current Biology, London. (A delight to browse through some of the seminal papers which have shaped modern biology; wonderful material for teaching.)
Silverstein, A.M. 1989 A History of Immunology. Academic Press, San Diego.
Tauber, A.I. 1991 Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
In-depth series for the advanced reader
Advances in Immunology (Annual). Academic Press, London.
Advances in Neuroimmunology (edited by G.B. Stefano & E.M. Smith). Pergamon, Oxford.
Annual Review of Immunology. Annual Reviews Inc., California.
Immunological Reviews (edited by P. Parham). Munksgaard, Copenhagen. (Specialized, authoritative and thoughtful.)
Progress in Allergy. Karger, Basle.
Seminars in Immunology. Academic Press, Cambridge. (In-depth treatment of single subjects.)
Current information
Current Biology. Current Biology, London. (What the complete biologist needs to know about significant current advances.)
Current Opinion in Immunology. Current Science, London. (Important personal opinions on focused highlights of the advances made in the previous year; most valuable for the serious immunologist.)
The Immunologist. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Seattle. (Official organ of the International Union of Immunological Societies—IUIS. Excellent, didactic and compact articles on current trends in immunology.)
Trends in Immunology. Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam. (The immunologist's 'newspaper'. Excellent.)
Trends in Molecular Medicine. Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam. (Frequent articles of interest to immunologists with very good perspective.)