InhaltsangabeBasic Mechanisms.- Complement and Inflammation.- Role of Phospholipases A2 in Inflammation.- Acivation of NF-?B by Inflammatory Cytokines.- Interaction of the Parasite Echinococcus granulosus with Host Innate Immunity.- Endo- and Exotoxins and Soluble Receptors.- Nitric Oxide, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Circulatory Shock.- Intracellular Protein Modification and Signal Transduction in Response to Lipopolysaccharide.- Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: Chemical Constitution, Endotoxic Activity, and Biological Neutralization.- Membrane-Damaging Toxins and Inflammation.- Treatment Perspectives.- The Interleukin-6 Family: Biological Function of the Soluble Receptors.- IgE-Mediated Allergen Presentation via Fc?RI?? Complexes on Dendritic Antigen-Presenting Cells.- Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg).- Gene Therapeutic Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- Pathology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Molecular and Inflammatory Aspects.