TY - BOOK ID - 94143572 TI - Osteoimmunology AU - Choi, Yongwon AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2010 SN - 9781441910509 9781441910516 9781441910493 9781461424956 PB - Boston, MA Springer US DB - UniCat KW - General microbiology KW - History of human medicine KW - Immunology. Immunopathology KW - Pharmacology. Therapy KW - Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases KW - Pathology KW - Biotechnology KW - immunologie KW - pathologie KW - farmacologie KW - microbiologie KW - toxicologie KW - besmettelijke ziekten KW - biotechnologie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:94143572 AB - It has only recently been appreciated that the immune and skeletal systems have major interactions. It is now well documented that osteoclasts, which are important cellular mediators of skeletal homeostasis, are derived from hematopoietic precursors that also give rise to immune cells. In addition, numerous cytokines that were first shown to regulate immune cell function have also been demonstrated to regulate bone cells and influence skeletal health. Conversely, products of bone cells appear critical for the engraftment of marrow in bone, the normal development of the hematopoietic and immune systems and provide niche for long-term memory B and T cells. In the past scientists involved in immune and bone cell investigations have rarely interacted in a significant way as these disciplines have developed independently and, for the most part, remain separate. The conference will bring together leading international scientists from both fields to interact so that new collaboration can develop and more rapid progress in understanding the relationships between these fields can be achieved. Short talks will be selected from abstracts from the international community. This conference will have a format to provide an environment of maximum interaction and interchange through lectures, posters, and open discussion. ER -