Soares, Miguel P.,

Tissue damage control confers host tolerance to infection [electronic resource] / Miguel Che Parreira Soares. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2012. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (42 min.) : color, sound). - Cells of the innate immune system : roles in health and disease, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Cells of the innate immune system. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Host defense strategies against pathogenic microorganisms and parasites -- Expression of stress-responsive genes provide tissue damage control, uncoupling different forms of stress associated with inflammation and immunity from tissue damage and disease -- Tissue damage control confers host tolerance to infection -- Heme oxygenase-1 is a stress-responsive gene that provides tissue damage control -- Heme oxygenase-1 confers host tolerance to Plasmodium infection -- Preservation of Heme oxygenase-1 system during human evolution.

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Host-bacterial relationships.
Host-parasite relationships.
Host-virus relationships.
Immunity.
Inflammation.
Evolution, Biological.
Heme Oxygenase-1.
Host-Parasite Interactions.
Host-Pathogen Interactions.
Immunity.
Inflammation.
Plasmodium.
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