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		Advances in Exercise Immunology Book (Copyright 1999) Price: $62.00 # HK-0-88011-562-9

You'll learn why athletes are susceptible to illness during intense training, how various immune system components respond to exercise, how regular exercise may influence disease progression-including cancer and HIV/AIDS-and whether exercise may help restore immune function in the aged and during space flight.

Advances in Exercise Immunology explores:

• whether athletes are more susceptible to illness than the general public;
• the effects of exercise on resistance to infectious disease and whether infection adversely influences exercise performance;
• the effects of exercise on immune cell function and other mediators of immunity;
• the effects of exercise on specific aspects of immune function;
• the potential clinical applications of exercise immunology; and
• the current state of knowledge and future directions of the field.

The book's organizational structure makes it accessible to readers of differing backgrounds and interests. Researchers and graduate students will appreciate that each chapter is a separate, detailed review of a specific topic. Those new to the field will benefit from the comprehensive overview of all areas of exercise immunology.

Summaries of research findings, practical applications, and areas yet to be explored conclude each chapter and serve as useful review material and thought-provoking guideposts to future study. Introductory readers will find these features helpful in understanding key issues in the field, and graduate students and researchers can use them to extend their own research.

Research efforts in the field of exercise immunology have expanded and intensified as more exercise scientists and health care professionals recognize the importance of this discipline. Advances in Exercise Immunology is the vital resource you need to keep abreast of this flourishing field of study.

Dr. Laurel T. Mackinnon has conducted research on the immune response to exercise since 1985 and is internationally recognized for her work on over training and immune function in athletes. She is associate professor in the Department of Human Movement Studies, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

In 1992, Dr. Mackinnon authored Exercise and Immunology, the first book to explore the intriguing relationship between exercise and the immune system. She serves as associate editor of exercise and immunology for Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise and is on the editorial board of Exercise Immunology Review. She has received grant funding for projects related to over training and immune function in athletes.

Dr. Mackinnon is a fellow of Sports Medicine Australia and the American College of Sports Medicine. She is a former board member of the International Society of Exercise and Immunology (ISEI) and the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science. In 1997, she served as program chair for the international symposium of ISEI in Germany.

Dr. Mackinnon earned her PhD in exercise science at the University of Michigan. She previously held the position of research assistant professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Exercise and Resistance to Infectious Illness
  • Historical Perspectives
  • Are Athletes Susceptible to Infectious Illness?
  • Resistance to Experimentally Induced Infectious Illness
  • Does Acute Illness Affect Exercise Performance?
  • Practical Considerations for Athletes
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 2. Overview of the Immune System
  • General Scheme of the Immune System
  • Innate and AdaptiveImmunity
  • Cells of the Immune System
  • Immunoglobulin and Antibody Phagocytosis
  • Soluble Factors in the Immune Response
  • Adhesion Molecules
  • Overview of Methods to Assess Immune Function
  • Immune Response to Tumor Cells
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 3. Exercise and Leukocytes: Number, Distribution, and Proliferation
  • Leukocyte Number and Subset Distribution
  • GranulocyteNumber
  • Lymphocyte Number and Subset Distribution
  • Exercise and NK Cell Number
  • Exercise and Monocyte Number
  • Mechanisms Underlying LeukocyteRedistribution
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 4. Exercise and Innate Immunity: Phagocytes, Complement, and Acute Phase Proteins
  • Phagocytic Cells
  • Soluble Mediators of InnateImmunity
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 5. Exercise and Humoral Immunity: Immunoglobulin, Antibody, and Mucosal Immunity
  • Serum Ig and Antibody
  • The Mucosal Immune System
  • Mechanisms Underlying Exercise-Induced Changes in Ig and Antibody
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 6. Exercise and Cytokines
  • Interleukin-1
  • Interleukin-2
  • Interleukin-6
  • Interferon
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-(
  • Mechanisms Underlying the Cytokine Response to Exercise
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 7. Exercise and Cytotoxic Cells
  • Exercise and NK Cells
  • Exercise and LAK CytotoxicActivity
  • Exercise and ADCC
  • Exercise and Monocyte/Macrophage Cytotoxic Activity
  • Exercise and Cytotoxic T Cells
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 8. Immune Responses to Exercise: Potential Clinical Applications
  • Exercise and Cancer
  • Exercise and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection
  • Aging
  • Space flight
  • Dietary Intervention to Boost Immunity in Athletes
  • Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 9. Exercise and Immunology: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
  • Current Knowledge
  • Future Directions
  • Closing Comments
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• About the Author

Reference for exercise scientists, sports medicine professionals, and researchers in the fields of immunology, physiology, endocrinology, sports medicine, psychology, and behavioral science.

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