Bringing together information on these central players in the immune system, 45 chapters from an international group of contributors discuss the origin and molecular biology of dendritic cells, their interaction with other cells, and their roles in cancer, allergy, and infections. This new edition substantially revises and expands the 1999 work with a section of color plates and new information on the interaction of dendritic cells and viruses, the role of dendritic cells in wound healing and atherosclerosis, delivery of apoptotic bodies, genetic engineering of dendritic cells, imaging, and practical aspects of clinical protocol development. Editor Lotze is with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals in King of Prussia, PA. Thompson is in the departments of surgery, molecular genetics and biochemistry at U. of Pittsburgh.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR