Chemokine research trends / Leah R. Grinwald, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Expert commentary: the chemokine receptor CXCR3 and its ligands in malignancy: do they act as double-edged swords? / Adit Ben-Baruch -- Chemokines and mycobacterial infection: critical roles of the TLRS, and their signaling pathways / Patricia Méndez-Samperio, Laura Alba and Laura Belmont -- Herpes simplex virus type 1 suppresses type I interferon-induced chemokine production in trigeminal ganglion cell cultures / Bobbie Austin and Daniel J.J. Carr -- The role of chemokines in the pathogenesis of HIV-1 during HIV-1/TB dual infection / Zahra Toosi -- Role of chemokines in rheumatic disorders / Hiroshi Okamoto, Shigeki Momohara and Naoyuki Kamatani -- Smoking and chemokine levels / Sumiko Iho and Takayuki Takahashi -- Targeting MIP-1[alpha] and its receptor CCR5 in rodent models of rheumatoid arthritis / Chrong-Reen Wang, Ai-Li Shiau and Chao-Liang Wu -- The role of chemokine MCP-1 and its receptor CCR2 in neuropathic pain / Ji Zhang and Stefania Echeverry -- CCL2 and CCL3 chemokines and rankl stimulate chemotaxis of human monocytes through distinct intracellular kinase pathways / Fabrizio Montecucco ... [et al.] -- The importance of the CCL27-CCR10 chemokine ligand-receptor interaction in melanoma: an immunohistochemical study / Oriana Simonetti ... [et al.] -- Cross talk between chemokine receptor CXCR4 and oncoproteins in tumor progression and dissemination/metastasis / Seiji Fukuda and Louis M. Pelus -- Roles of platelet-derived chemokines in various clinical settings / Shodsaku Nomura and Norihito Inami -- The role of the CXCL16-CXCR6 pathway in cell recruitment, activation and effector functions / Gunilla A. Lundberg -- Novel aspects of amniotic fluid examination for chorioamnionitis / Yoshikatsu Suzuki ... [et al.] -- Anti-inflammatory effects of nifedipine, a dihydropyridine-based calcium blocker, on endothelial cells / Sho-ichi Yamagishi, Kazuo Nakamura and Takanori Matsui.