Provides a thorough overview of current knowledge of stress proteins in both normal and disease physiology and evaluates the potential for developing novel diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic approaches to control human disease based on the latest stress-protein research.

OverviewStress Proteins as Molecular ChaperonesThe Unique Role of Heat Shock Proteins in InfectionsClinical Implications of the Stress ResponseT-Lymphocyte Recognition of Hsp 60 in Experimental ArthritisHeat Shock Protein 60 and the Regulation of AutoimmunityStress Proteins and Specific Immune ResponsesImmune Responses to Heat Shock Proteins in Reactive ArthritisJuvenile Chronic Arthritis and Heat Shock ProteinsT-Cell Responses to Heat Shock Proteins in Rheumatoid ArthritisHeat Shock Protein 60 Autoimmunity in Lyme DiseaseStress Proteins in Behçet's Disease and Experimental UveitisStress Proteins in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusExpression of and Immune Response to Heat Shock Protein 65 in Crohn's Disease Stress Proteins in Multiple Sclerosis and Other Central Nervous System DiseasesHeat Shock Protein 60 and Insulin-Dependent Diabetes MellitusProtection Against Tumors by Stress Protein Gene TransferImmune Responses to Stress Proteins in Mycobacterial InfectionsHeat Shock Proteins in Fungal InfectionsStress Proteins and InfertilityHeat Shock Proteins in Visceral LeishmaniasisRole of Heat Shock Protein Immunity in TransplantationStress Proteins and Expression in Diseased TissueLupus and Heat Shock ProteinsSarcoidosisStress Proteins in Inflammatory Liver DiseaseHelicobacter pylori-Associated Chronic GastritisJejunal Epithelial Cell Stress Protein Expression in Gluten-Induced Enteropathy (Celiac Disease) Identification of Endogenous Heat Shock Protein 60 as an Autoantigen in Autoimmune NOD Mouse DiabetesExpression of Stress Proteins in Diabetes Mellitus: Detection of a Heat Shock Protein 60-like Protein in Pancreatic RINm5F -Cell Plasma MembranesStress Proteins and Myocardial ProtectionHeat Shock Proteins in Eosinophilic InflammationHeat Shock Proteins in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Other Muscular Disease Mitochondrial Neuromuscular Disease Associated with Partial Deficiency of Heat Shock Protein 60Stress Proteins and Interactions with Proteins or Cells in ImmunityHeat Shock Proteins as Chaperones of Unique and Shared Antigenic Epitopes of Human Cancers: A Novel Approach to VaccinationIn Vivo Carrier Effect of Heat Shock Proteins in Conjugated Vaccine Constructs Major Histocompatibility Complex Class Ib Molecules: A Role in the Presentation of Heat Shock Proteins to the Immune System?Polyclonal Responses of T Cells to Heat Shock Proteins

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