The Autoimmune Diseases

Part I. Immunologic Basis of Autoimmunity

Part II A.Immune Cells and Immune Responses

Part II B. Non-Antigen-Specific Recognition

Part III. Initiation of Autoimmunity

Part IV. Facilitation of Autoimmunity

Part V. Experimental Models of Autoimmunity

Part VI. Multisystem Autoimmune Diseases

Part VII. Endocrine System

Part VIII. Blood Disorders

Part IX. Central and Peripheral Nervous System

Part X. Gastrointestinal System

Part XI. Skin Diseases

Part XII. Nephropathies and Reproductive System

Part XIII. Cardiovascular System and Lungs

Part XIV. Unclassified Expressions of Autoimmunity

Part XV. Diagnosis, Prevention and Therapy

Rose, Noel R.
Noel Rose was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He attended Yale University for his undergraduate education followed by the University of Pennsylvania for a Ph.D. and State University of New York at Buffalo for an MD. He was a member of the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine for a period of 20 years, rising through the ranks to become a professor of Microbiology and Medicine, Director of Clinical Laboratories and Director of the Center for Immunology. He then spent ten years at Wayne State University School of Medicine where he chaired the Department of Immunology and Microbiology. In 1981, he joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University as chairman of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. He presently holds professorial appointments in the Departments of Pathology, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Medicine and Environmental Health Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University and directs the Center for Autoimmune Disease Research. Dr. Rose's original investigations on the autoimmune basis of thyroid disease in 1956 opened the present era of research on autoimmunity. He has since investigated many areas of autoimmunity and related issues in clinical and basic immunology. Dr. Rose is the author or co-author of over 800 scientific papers and editor or co-editor of 24 books. He has received numerous honors, including two honorary doctoral degrees, election to fellowship in national or international societies, service in national and international organizations and editorial boards of leading journals. Mackay, Ian R.
In the 1950s and 1960s Professor Mackay led the field of research into autoimmune diseases, coining the term 'autoimmunity'.
In 1963, he and Sir Macfarlane Burnet published a definitive monograph on the subject, firmly placing autoimmunity on the research map. Professor Mackay defined major autoimmune diseases of the liver and devised a life-saving protocol for autoimmune hepatitis that

"...edited by Noel R. Rose and Ian R. Mackay, widely recognized experts in autoimmunity and its pathophysiological and clinical aspects...This thoughtfully updated new edition takes into consideration important developments in basic and clinical science...This book will be a valuable resource to clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune diseases, to scientists who want to follow developments in the field, and to all those who enjoyed the previous edition."--Martha M. Eibl, M.D. for NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (Jan 2006)

"...incorporates new material and combines common themes underlying inductive and effector mechanisms and therapies that relate generally to the autoimmune disorders."-- Anticancer Research , February 2015

"This authoritative book on autoimmune diseases is useful for clinicians and basic scientists alike. It is easy to read but is also useful as a reference. The authors provide an extensive overview of autoimmunity, ranging from basic mechanisms of disease to clinical features. Rating - 4 Stars"-- Doody.com , August 2014

"...edited by Noel R. Rose and Ian R. Mackay, widely recognized experts in autoimmunity and its pathophysiological and clinical aspects. This thoughtfully updated new edition takes into consideration important developments in basic and clinical science. This book will be a valuable resource to clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune diseases, to scientists who want to follow developments in the field, and to all those who enjoyed the previous edition."-- Martha M. Eibl, M.D. for NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE , Jan 2006