Chapter
4 Normal Ranges of Neopterin Concentrations in Various Body Fluids
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37 – 39
4.1 Normal ranges of neopterin concentrations in urine
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39 – 40
4.2 Normal ranges of neopterin concentrations in serum
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40 – 42
4.3 Normal ranges of neopterin concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid
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42 – 43
4.4 Normal ranges of neopterin concentrations in synovial fluid
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43 – 44
4.5 Normal ranges of neopterin concentrations in saliva
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44 – 45
5 Biosynthesis of Pteridines and the Human Immune System
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45 – 47
4.6 Discussion
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45 – 45
5.2 Cytokines and pteridine biosynthesis
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47 – 48
5.1 Immunological activation and cytokines
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47 – 47
5.3 Inducers of pteridine synthesis in human cells
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48 – 52
5.4 Cell culture techniques
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52 – 54
5.5 Determination of pteridines in cell homogenates and supernatants
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54 – 58
5.6 Enzyme activities of pteridine synthesis in cell extracts
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58 – 60
5.7 Biological significance of cytokine-induced pteridine synthesis
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60 – 62
6 Neopterin in Organ Transplantation
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66 – 69
6.1 Renal transplantation
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69 – 70
6.2 Transplantation of solid organs other than kidney
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70 – 82
6.3 Transplantation of bone marrow
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82 – 86
7 Neopterin in Autoimmune Diseases and Related Inflammatory Disorders
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88 – 91
7.1 Neopterin in rheumatoid arthritis
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91 – 92
7.2 Neopterin in inflammatory bowel diseases
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92 – 101
7.3 Neopterin in autoimmune diabetes
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101 – 109
7.4 Neopterin in autoimmune diseases of the thyroid
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109 – 111
7.5 Neopterin in systemic lupus erythematosus
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111 – 111
7.6 Neopterin in multiple sclerosis
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111 – 113
7.7 Neopterin in sarcoidosis
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113 – 115
7.8 Neopterin in celiac disease
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115 – 118
References
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118 – 119
8 Neopterin in Malignant Diseases
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119 – 123
8.1 Hematological malignancies
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123 – 124
8.2 Gynecological malignancies
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124 – 131
8.3 Malignancies of the urogenital tract
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131 – 158
8.4 Lung cancer
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158 – 162
8.5 Gastrointestinal, pancreatic and hepatic cancer
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162 – 169
8.6 Breast cancer
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169 – 175
8.7 Cancers of the head and neck region
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175 – 177
8.8 Malignant melanoma
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177 – 177
8.9 Neopterin in malignant diseases - a summary
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177 – 178
References
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178 – 179
9 Neopterin in Infectious Diseases
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179 – 183
9.1 Infections by viruses
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183 – 184
9.2 Neopterin during infection by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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184 – 200
9.3 Infections by intracellular protozoa
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200 – 251
9.4 Infections by bacteria
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251 – 261
9.5 Neopterin during sepsis and trauma
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261 – 268
References
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268 – 271
10 Monitoring of Immunostimulatory Therapy
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271 – 279
References
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279 – 286
11 Neopterin in Transfusion Medicine
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286 – 289
References
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289 – 294
References
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295 – 299
Subject Index
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299 – 301