Includes bibliographical references (p.174-183) and indexes
Antimicrobial peptides in drosophila: structures, activities and gene regulation -- Antimicrobial peptides in human skin -- Human defensins in Crohn's disease -- Antimicrobial peptides in lung inflammation -- Bacterial evasion of innate defense at epithelial linings -- Recognition of bacterial products by toll-like receptors -- TLR signalling and the function of dendritic cells -- Immunosurveillance by gamma delta T cells: focus on the murine system -- Gamma delta T cells link innate and adaptive immune responses