Auto-immunity in the Endocrine System

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1 General Principles of Immunology (as Related to Auto-immune Disease).
• 1.1 Immunity and the Immune Response.
• 1.2 References.
• 2 Auto-immunity in Thyroid Disease.
• 2.1 Introduction.
• 2.2 Studies of the Immunological Aspects of Thyroid Disease.
• 2.3 Summary.
• 2.4 References.
• 3 Auto-immunity in Diabetes Mellitus.
• 3.1 Introduction.
• 3.2 Genetics.
• 3.3 HLA Antigens in Type I Diabetes.
• 3.4 Relationship to Other Organ-specific Auto-immune Diseases.
• 3.5 Immunologic Disturbances.
• 3.6 The Possible Role of Viruses in the Induction of Insulinopenic Diabetes.
• 3.7 The Role of Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Complications of Diabetes Mellitus.
• 3.8 Immunological Aspects of Islet and Pancreas Transplantation in Diabetes.
• 3.9 Summary.
• 3.10 References.
• 4 Auto-immunity of the Anterior Pituitary.
• 4.1 References.
• 5 Auto-immune Diseases of the Adrenals, Gonads and Parathyroids: Auto-immune Polyendocrine Disease.
• 5.1 Addison’s Disease.
• 5.2 Experimental Auto-immune Adrenalitis.
• 5.3 Pathology of Idiopathic Addison’s Disease.
• 5.4 Humoral Immunity in Human Addison’s Disease.
• 5.5 Cell-mediated Immunity in Addison’s Disease.
• 5.6 Genetic Aspects of Auto-immune Addison’s Disease.
• 5.7 Other Organ-specific Auto-immune Diseases Associated with Idiopathic Addison’s Disease.
• 5.8 Polyendocrine Auto-immune Disease.
• 5.9 Other Possible Auto-immune Endocrinopathies.
• 5.10 Summary.
• 5.11 References.
• 6 Immunological Aspects of Male Infertility.
• 6.1 References.
• 7 Epilogue.
• 7.1 Introduction.