Hepatitis B and D Protocols–Volume II: Immunology, Model Systems, and Clinical Studies. Robert K. Hamatake and Johnson Y.N. Lau, editors. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2004, 596 pp., $135.00, hardcover. ISBN 1-58829-108-1.

Abstract

The second of these volumes comprises 36 chapters arranged in three sections covering the topics virus-specific immunologic and other host responses, in vitro and in vivo models, and antiviral testing and clinical studies. Only five of the chapters are devoted to hepatitis D. In contrast to the first volume, this book is likely to be of more interest to clinicians and those interested in the topic of HBV and viral hepatitis in general. The reason for the difference in potential target audience lies in both the format and the topics covered. In this second volume, many more of the chapters have extensive discussions of the basis for use of the experimental system, in addition to having detailed descriptions of the methods used. The first two sections discuss models of HBV, both from basic immunology and clinical relevance. There are …