Content:
Front Matter, Pages i-ii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xxiii-xxxiv, Alexander Abdurakhmanov, Mahmoud Abu-Shakra, Marina Afanasyeva, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Paul J. Albert, Isabel Almeida, Rute Alves, Howard Amital, Paulo Andrade, Alessandro Antonelli, Antonio Puccetti, María-Teresa Arango, Fabiola Atzeni, Alison E. Baird, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman, Tomer Bashi, Alberto Batticciotto, Maurizio Benucci, Miri Blank, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, S. Bombardieri, et al.
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-12, Noel R. Rose
Chapter 2 - Infections and Autoimmune Diseases: An Interplay of Pathogenic and Protective Links, Pages 13-23, Maria Martinelli, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Howard Amital, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 3 - Molecular Mimicry and Autoimmunity, Pages 27-44, Ramit Maoz-Segal, Paulo Andrade
Chapter 4 - Epitope Spreading in Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 45-68, Shivaprasad H. Venkatesha, Malarvizhi Durai, Kamal D. Moudgil
Chapter 5 - CD5-Expressing B-1 Cells and Infection, Pages 69-84, Yves Renaudineau, Christophe Viale, Pierre Youinou
Chapter 6 - T Cells and Autoimmunity, Pages 85-108, Vaishali R. Moulton, Kamalpreet Nagpal, George C. Tsokos
Chapter 7 - Lymphocytes and Infection in Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 109-131, Graziela Carvalheiras, Mariana Brandão, Vital Domingues, Esmeralda Neves, Júlia Vasconcelos, Isabel Almeida, Carlos Vasconcelos
Chapter 8 - Endothelial Cell Autoreactivity and Infection, Pages 133-148, Christophe Jamin, Laurent Simonin, Christophe Viale, Pierre Youinou, Yves Renaudineau
Chapter 9 - Microbiota and Autoimmunity, Pages 149-162, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Daniel S. Smyk, Lazaros I. Sakkas, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 10 - Infection, Autoimmunity, and Vitamin D, Pages 163-182, Amy D. Proal, Paul J. Albert, Trevor G. Marshall
Chapter 11 - Seasonality and Autoimmunity, Pages 183-197, Luciana Parente Costa Seguro, Sandra Gofinet Pasoto
Chapter 12 - The Protective Role of Helminths in Autoimmunity, Pages 199-216, Tomer Bashi, Tom Konikoff, Miri Blank, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 13 - Vaccination and Autoimmunity, Pages 217-242, Carlo Perricone, Fabrizio Conti, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Guido Valesini, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 14 - BCG Vaccination, Pages 243-249, Moshe Tishler
Chapter 15 - Opportunistic Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 251-277, Raquel Faria, Cláudia Pereira, Rute Alves, Teresa Mendonça, Fátima Farinha, Carlos Vasconcelos
Chapter 16 - Can Antibiotics Cure Autoimmune Diseases?, Pages 279-298, Cristina Rosário
Chapter 17 - Anti-Viral Therapy, Epstein–Barr Virus, Autoimmunity, and Chaos (The Butterfly Effect), Pages 301-317, David H. Dreyfus
Chapter 18 - Roles for Cytomegalovirus in Infection, Inflammation, and Autoimmunity, Pages 319-357, Rodney P. Jones
Chapter 19 - Hepatitis C and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia: An Update, Pages 359-369, A. Della Rossa, C. Stagnaro, S. Bombardieri
Chapter 20 - HIV Spectrum and Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 371-392, Alexander Abdurakhmanov, Gisele Zandman-Goddard
Chapter 21 - Parvovirus Infection and Its Association with Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 393-405, Antonio Puccetti, Dolcino Marzia, Tinazzi Elisa, Patuzzo Giuseppe, Lunardi Claudio
Chapter 22 - Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type 1 and Rheumatic Diseases: A Link Between Infection and Autoimmunity, Pages 407-417, Cezar Augusto Muniz Caldas, Rita Catarina Medeiros Sousa, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho
Chapter 23 - Sjögren’s Syndrome: Role of Viruses and Viral-Like Sequences, Pages 419-428, Clio P. Mavragani, Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos
Chapter 24 - Viral Infection and Heart Disease: Autoimmune Mechanisms, Pages 429-452, Noel R. Rose, Marina Afanasyeva
Chapter 25 - Celiac Disease and Rotavirus Infection, Pages 453-464, Zanoni Giovanna, Dolcino Marzia, Lunardi Claudio, Antonio Puccetti
Chapter 26 - Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus-Induced Demyelinating Disease (TMEV-IDD) and Autoimmunity, Pages 465-476, Emily M.L. Chastain, Stephen D. Miller
Chapter 27 - Rheumatic Fever: How Streptococcal Throat Infection Triggers an Autoimmune Disease, Pages 479-493, Luiza Guilherme, Jorge Kalil
Chapter 28 - Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Autoimmunity: Coincidence or a Cause and Effect Relationship?, Pages 495-503, Fabiola Atzeni, Maurizio Benucci, Alberto Batticciotto, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
Chapter 29 - Multiple Sclerosis and Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease are Autoimmune Diseases Probably Caused by Exposure to the Nasal Microbe Acinetobacter, Pages 505-517, Alan Ebringer, Taha Rashid, Clyde Wilson
Chapter 30 - Infection and Autoimmunity in Antibiotic-Refractory Lyme Arthritis, Pages 519-534, Allen C. Steere, Klemen Strle, Elise E. Drouin
Chapter 31 - Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Autoimmunity: A Systematic Review of the Literature: How Pneumococcal Infection Might Be Related to Rheumatic Diseases, Pages 535-550, E. Borella, M. Domeneghetti, L. Palma, A. Doria
Chapter 32 - Mycobacteria and Autoimmunity, Pages 551-567, Anna Dubaniewicz
Chapter 33 - Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis and Human Disease: Bridging Infection and Autoimmunity, Pages 569-581, Coad Thomas Dow
Chapter 34 - Leprosy and Autoimmunity, Pages 583-597, Francinne Machado Ribeiro, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 35 - Screening Strategies for the Identification of Latent Tuberculosis, Pages 599-618, E. Záňová, D. Kozáková, J. Rovenský
Chapter 36 - Parasitic Infection and Autoimmunity, Pages 621-641, Mahmoud Abu-Shakra, Eduard Ling, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 37 - Toxoplasma and Autoimmunity, Pages 643-656, Jana Petríková, Peter Jarčuška, Daniel Pella
Chapter 38 - Malaria and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Complex Interactions and Reciprocal Influences, Pages 657-668, Francesca Cainelli, Sandro Vento
Chapter 39 - Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 671-679, Eytan Cohen, Ilan Krause
Chapter 40 - The Infectious Origin of the Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome, Pages 681-696, M. Blank, E. Israeli, R. Cervera
Chapter 41 - Infections and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 697-714, Susanna Esposito, Samantha Bosis, Margherita Semino, Donato Rigante
Chapter 42 - Infections and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Pages 715-727, M. Zen, M. Gatto, E. Borella, L. Iaccarino, A. Ghirardello, A. Doria
Chapter 43 - Rheumatoid Arthritis and Infections: More Than an Association?, Pages 729-734, Hussein Mahajna, Naim Mahroum, Howard Amital
Chapter 44 - Infection and Systemic Sclerosis, Pages 735-744, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman, Yolanda Braun-Moscovici
Chapter 45 - Infection and Spondyloarthropathies, Pages 745-757, Michael Ehrenfeld
Chapter 46 - Infection and Behçet Disease, Pages 759-771, J. Correia, A. Campar, C. Ferrão, S. Silva, C. Vasconcelos
Chapter 47 - Vasculitides and Hepatitis C Infection, Pages 773-791, Melanie Deutsch, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos
Chapter 48 - The Role of Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Initiation, Exacerbation and Protection, Pages 793-806, Neta Brender-Gotlieb, Merav Lidar
Chapter 49 - Post-Infectious Arthritis and Reactive Arthritis, Pages 807-828, Alvaro Ferreira, Marta Monteiro, Pedro Vita, António Marinho, Carlos Vasconcelos
Chapter 50 - Nonnutritional Environmental Factors Associated with Celiac Disease: The Infectome, Pages 829-837, Aaron Lerner, Shimon Reif
Chapter 51 - Infection and Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Pages 839-857, Daniel S. Smyk, Eirini I. Rigopoulou, Pietro Invernizzi, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Chapter 52 - Acute and Chronic Infections: Their Role in Immune Thrombocytopenia, Pages 859-876, Zahava Vadasz, Elias Toubi
Chapter 53 - Viral Infections and Type 1 Diabetes, Pages 877-889, Alessandro Antonelli, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Andrea Di Domenicantonio, Ele Ferrannini, Poupak Fallahi
Chapter 54 - Infection and Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases, Pages 891-918, Sara Salehi Hammerstad, Ronald Villanueva, Yaron Tomer
Chapter 55 - Pemphigus and Infection, Pages 919-928, Ayelet Ollech, Emillia Hodak, Daniel Mimouni
Chapter 56 - Infections and Autoimmune Renal Diseases, Pages 929-942, Vasiliki Kalliopi Bournia, Maria G. Tektonidou
Chapter 57 - Infections Associated with Retinal Autoimmunity, Pages 943-957, Barbara Detrick, John J. Hooks, Robert Nussenblatt
Chapter 58 - Oral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 959-980, Sok-Ja Janket, Eleni Kanasi, Alison E. Baird
Chapter 59 - Infections as a Cause of Guillain–Barré Syndrome, Pages 981-988, Eitan Israeli, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Miri Blank, Joab Chapman, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 60 - Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Pages 989-1002, Ravindra Kumar Garg
Chapter 61 - Narcolepsy, Infections, and Autoimmunity, Pages 1003-1014, María-Teresa Arango, Shaye Kivity, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Joab Chapman, Gili Givaty, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Index, Pages 1015-1036