The Immunology of the Cat
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Ian R. Tizard
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 1 7 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 1 7 9 - 1
The Immunology of the Cat makes available the first single-source, comprehensive review of the feline immune system, reporting on all immunologic aspects of diseases of the cat an… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Immunology of the Cat makes available the first single-source, comprehensive review of the feline immune system, reporting on all immunologic aspects of diseases of the cat and its relatives and relating recent basic science to important clinical issues. The book opens with the evolution, domestication, and development of the cat then provides detailed information on immunity to infectious diseases, feline allergic diseases, the top feline autoimmune diseases, and feline immunodeficiencies. Content examines feline vaccines, hypersensitivity, cancer, nutrition, and the aged cat. Professionals in veterinary research and practice will appreciate complete information on all aspects of feline immunology in one essential resource.
- Introduces the first comprehensive review of feline immunology
- Links recent basic science to important clinical issues
- Provides detailed and current information in one resource
Veterinary clinical researchers, with obvious application to small-animal veterinarians, especially feline specialists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The evolution and domestication of the cat
- The origins of the Feliformes
- The domestication of the cat
- Cat breeds
- Chapter 2. Feline ontogeny, reproduction, and lactation
- Feline pregnancy
- Ontogeny of the immune system
- Feline colostrum
- Failure of passive transfer
- Duration of maternal immunity
- Chapter 3. Innate immunity in cats
- Sentinel cells
- Pattern recognition receptors
- Inflammasomes
- Antimicrobial peptides
- The feline complement system
- Chapter 4. Feline leukocytes and erythrocytes
- Leukocytes
- Extracellular traps
- Erythrocytes
- Blood transfusions
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn
- Parentage testing
- Blood typing
- Chapter 5. The feline sickness response
- Effects on the brain
- Effects on the liver
- Protein misfolding diseases
- Inflammatory disease syndromes
- Chapter 6. Feline cytokines, chemokines, and interferons
- Inflammatory cytokines
- Regulatory cytokines
- T-cell products
- Other inflammatory cytokines
- Chemokines
- Interferons
- Cytokine receptors
- Chapter 7. Feline antigen presenting cells: Dendritic cells and macrophages
- Dendritic cells
- Feline macrophages
- B-cells
- Antigen processing
- Histiocytosis and histiocytomas
- Chapter 8. The feline lymphoid system
- Sources of lymphocytes
- Primary lymphoid organs
- Secondary lymphoid organs
- Chapter 9. The feline major histocompatibility complex
- Major histocompatibility complex
- FLA class I region
- FLA class I molecules
- FLA class II region
- FLA class II molecules
- FLA class III region
- MHC molecules and feline diseases
- Chapter 10. Feline innate lymphoid cells
- Innate helper cells
- Natural killer cells
- NK cell receptors
- Effector mechanisms
- NKT cells
- Chapter 11. Feline humoral immunity
- B-cell antigen receptors
- Feline heavy chains
- Feline light chains
- B-cell responses
- B-cell activation
- Plasma cells
- Memory B-cells
- Germinal centers
- Myelomas and plasmacytomas
- Immunoglobulins
- Chapter 12. Feline T-cells and cell-mediated immunity
- T cells
- T-cell antigen receptors
- T-cell activation
- Helper T-cells
- Cytotoxic T-cells
- T-cell regulation
- Regulatory T-cells
- Th17 cells
- Memory T-cells
- Chapter 13. Immunity on feline body surfaces
- The skin
- Respiratory tract
- Urogenital tract
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Mucosal lymphoid tissues
- Adaptive immunity
- Food tolerance
- Chapter 14. The feline microbiota and dysbiosis
- The evolution of carnivory
- The hygiene hypothesis
- The normal feline microbiota
- The skin
- The respiratory tract
- The genitourinary system
- The gastrointestinal tract
- Feline inflammatory bowel diseases
- Dysbiosis
- Chapter 15. Feline vaccines
- Antibacterial vaccines
- Antiviral vaccines
- Other important vaccines
- Immunocontraception
- Cat allergen vaccines
- Maternal antibodies
- Special management issues
- Adverse events
- Chapter 16. Selected feline infectious diseases
- Antibacterial immunity
- Immunity to fungi
- Immunity to viruses
- Feline coronaviruses
- Immune responses
- Chapter 17. Immunity to selected feline parasites
- Immunity to protozoa
- Immunity to helminths
- Immunity to arthropods
- Fleas
- Mosquitos
- Ticks
- Chapter 18. Feline anaphylaxis and allergic diseases
- The hygiene hypothesis
- Feline IgE
- Feline anaphylaxis
- Feline asthma
- Feline atopic skin syndrome
- Feline parasite allergies
- Feline food allergies
- Feline drug allergies
- Additional information
- Chapter 19. Feline eosinophilic diseases
- Eosinophil contents
- Eosinophil activation
- Eosinophilic granuloma complex
- Other eosinophilic diseases
- Chapter 20. Feline hypersensitivity diseases
- Localized type III hypersensitivity lesions
- Systemic type III hypersensitivity reactions
- Feline vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Type IV hypersensitivities
- Further information
- Chapter 21. Cancer immunology and immunotherapy
- The cancer immunity cycle
- Tumor immunotherapy
- Passive immunization
- Active immunization
- Feline lymphoid tumors
- Feline leukemia
- Feline injection site sarcomas
- Chapter 22. Feline inflammatory diseases
- Sterile nodular panniculitis
- Feline idiopathic cystitis
- Feline chronic gingivostomatitis
- Feline triaditis
- Immune-mediated arthritis
- Erosive polyarthritis
- Nonerosive arthritis
- Neurologic diseases
- Further information
- Chapter 23. Feline autoimmune diseases
- Autoimmune endocrine diseases
- Autoimmune neurological disease
- Autoimmune skin diseases
- Hair follicle diseases
- Autoimmune blood diseases
- Lymphocytic cholangitis
- Autoimmune muscle diseases
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Relapsing polychondritis
- Further information
- Chapter 24. Feline immunodeficiency diseases
- Primary immunodeficiencies
- Secondary immunodeficiencies
- Chapter 25. Nutrition and the feline immune system
- Measuring immune function
- Carnivory and its adaptations
- Antioxidants
- Starvation
- Chapter 26. Immunity in the geriatric cat
- Innate immunity
- Obesity
- Lymphoid organs
- Adaptive immunity
- The aged microbiota
- Abbreviations
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 464
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443291784
- eBook ISBN: 9780443291791
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Ian R. Tizard
Ian R. Tizard, BVMS, BSc, PhD, DSc (Hons), DACVM, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Immunology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center at Texas A &M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in Immunology. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, where he remained as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Dr. Tizard wrote the first standardized textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text, now in its 11th edition, is used worldwide, and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines.
Affiliations and expertise
University Distinguished Professor of Immunology Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USARead The Immunology of the Cat on ScienceDirect