Allergy and Allergic Diseases

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ISBN: 9780865428676 | 0865428670
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Copyright: 6/1/1997

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1st, 1997, Blackwell Science. National Heart and Lung Institute, London, U.K. Extensive reference on allergies and allergic diseases with emphasis on the European approach to their diagnoses and treatments. 173 contributors, 40 U.S. DNLM: Hypersensitivity--immunology.

List of Contributors

(7)

Foreword

xvii

(3)

Preface

VOLUME 1

Part 1: Immunological Basis of the Allergic Response

(146)

1 A Short History of Allergological Diseases and Concepts

(20)

AL de Weck

2 Concepts of Allergy and Hypersensitivity

(13)

AB Kay

3 T and B Lymplocytes and the Development of Allergic Reactions

(22)

CJ Corrigan

4 Immunoglobulin Structure, Synthesis and Genetics

(23)

AR Venkitaraman

5 IgE and IgE Receptors

(15)

BJ Sutton

HJ Gould

6 Regulation of IgE Synthesis

(17)

S Romagnani

7 Antigen Processing and Presentation

113

(18)

JM Austyn

8 Immunological Tolerance and T-cell Anergy

131

(18)

GF Hoyne

C Hetzel

JR Lamb

Part 2: Inflammatory Cells and Mediators

149

(272)

9 Human Mast Cells and Basophils

149

(22)

MK Church

P Bradding

AF Walls

Y Okayama

10 Eosinohils and the Allergic Inflammatory Response

171

(27)

AJ Wardlaw

RM Moqbel

AB Kay

11 The Neutrophil

198

(16)

C Haslett

ER Chilvers

Platelets

214

(14)

CM Herd

CP Page

13 Macrophages and Dendritic Cells in Allergic Reactions

228

(16)

PG Holt

14 Leucocyte Adhesion in Allergic Inflammation

244

(19)

AJ Wardlaw

15 Airway Epithelium in Asthma

263

(21)

LA Cohn

BM Fischer

TM Krunkosky

DT Wright

KB Adler

16 Endothelial Cells in Allergy

284

(14)

A-B Tonnel

D Jeannin

S Molet

P Gosset

Y Delneste

B Wallaert

M Joseph

17 Fibroblasts and Bronchial Asthma

298

(9)

WR Roche

18 Complement and Antigen-Antibody Complexes

307

(17)

WJ Schwaeble

K Whaley

19 Intrinsic Coagulation Bradykinin-Forming Cascade

324

(16)

AP Kaplan

M Silverberg

S Reddigari

20 Cytokines (Interleukins)

340

(14)

CJ Corrigan

21 Role of IL-5, IL-3 and GM-CSF in the Pathophysiology of Asthma and Allergy

354

(11)

AB Kay

22 Chemokines

365

(15)

CA Dahinden

23 Lipid Mediator-Leukotrienes, Prostanoids and Platelet-Activating Factor

380

(41)

SMS Nasser

TH Lee

Part 3: Pharmacology

421

(246)

24 Histamine and Antihistamines

421

(18)

FER Simons

25 Vascular Permeability and Plasma Exudation

439

(8)

CGA Persson

26 Neuropeptides

447

(34)

MG Belvisi

AJ Fox

27 The Autonomic Nervous System in Asthma and Rhinitis

481

(24)

SJ Smart

TB Casale

28 Neuropharmacology

505

(13)

AD Watkins

29 Endothelin and Nitric Oxide

518

(13)

DR Springall

JM Polak

30 Theophylline and Isoenzyme-Selective Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors

531

(37)

MA Giembycz

G Dent

JE Souness

31 Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists

568

(16)

TR Bai

32 Nedocromil Sodium and Sodium Cromoglycate: Pharmacology and Putative Modes of Action

584

(12)

RP Eady

AA Norris

33 Cholinergic Antagonists

596

(13)

NJ Gross

34 Potassium Channel Openers as Anti-Asthma Drugs

609

(10)

RC Small RW Foster

35 Glucocorticosteriods

619

(23)

PJ Barnes

36 Immunosuppressants (Drugs and Monoclonal Antibodies)

642

(25)

CA Bonham

AW Thomson

Part 4: Physiology

667

(88)

37 Physiological Aspects of Airway, Pulmonary and Respiratory Muscle Function in Asthma

667

(15)

NB Pride

38 Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness

682

(10)

R Pauwels

39 Exercise-Induced Asthma

692

(20)

SD Anderson

40 Mucus and Mucociliary Clearance

712

(18)

PJ Wills

PJ Cole

41 New Approaches in Aerosol Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Asthma

730

(12)

V Knight

JC Waldrep

42 Airway Smooth Muscle

742

(13)

IW Rodger

Part 5: Cellular and Molecular Techniques in the Study of Allergic Diesease

755

(42)

43 T-Cell Cloning

755

(11)

RE O'Hehir

BA Askonas

JR Lamb

44 In Situ Hybridization

766

(9)

Q Hamid

45 Immunocytochemistry

775

(9)

Q Hamid

46 Polymerase Chain Reaction

784

(13)

CJ Corrigan

Appendix

VOLUME 2

Part 6: Allergens

797

(200)

47 Biochemistry of Allergens

797

(14)

O Cromwell

48 Molecular Cloning of Allergens

811

(14)

WR Thomas

49 Allergen Extracts and Standardization

825

(10)

S Klysner

H Lowenstein

50 Grass, Tree and Weed Pollens

835

(23)

JC Emberlin

51 Fungi and Actinomycetes as Allergens

858

(30)

J Lacey

52 Dust Mites and Asthma

888

(12)

TAE Platts-Mills

JA Woodfolk

53 Animal Allergens

900

(9)

C Schou

54 Allergens in the Workplace

909

(18)

RD Tee

55 Allergens from Stinging Insects

927

(15)

TJ Lintner

WMW Guralnick

H Lowenstein

56 Cockroach Allergens and their Role in Asthma

942

(10)

MD Chapman

LD Vailes

ML Hayden

TAE Platts-Mills

LK Arruda

57 Chironomidae

952

(9)

V Liebers

X Baur

58 Food Allergens

961

(20)

SB Lehrer

SL Taylor

SL Hefle

RK Bush

59 Latex Allergy

981

(16)

JE Slater

Part 7: Diagnostic Methods and the Assessment of Allergic Diseases

997

(40)

60 Principles and Interpretation of Laboratory Tests for Allergy

997

(10)

RMR Barnes

61 Skin Tests

1007

(5)

AJ Frew

62 Quantification of IgE both as Total Immunoglobulin and as Allergen-Specific Antibody

1012

(25)

TG Merrett

Part 8: Major Animal Models of Asthma and Hyperresponsiveness

1037

(76)

63 Primate Models of Allergic Asthma

1037

(8)

RH Gundel

64 Sheep Models of Allergic Bronchoconstriction

1045

(11)

WM Abraham

65 Murine Models of Allergy, Asthma and Hyperresponsiveness

1056

(12)

GP Geba

PW Askenase

66 The Allergic Repsonse in Rats

1068

(11)

KF Chung

67 The Rabbit as an Animal Model of Allergy, Asthma and Airway Hyperresponsiveness

1079

(14)

CM Herd

CP Page

68 The Sensitized Guinea Pig as a Model of Allergic Asthma

1093

(10)

E Minshall

S Sanjar

69 Canine Models of Asthma and Hyperresponsiveness

1103

(10)

C Emala

CA Hirshman

Part 9: Human Models of Allergic Inflammation (Late-Phase Reactions)

1113

(50)

70 Human Late Asthmatic Responses

1113

(18)

AM Bentley

AB Kay

SR Durham

71 Late-Phase Skin Reactions

1131

(8)

AJ Frew

72 Late-Phase Reactions in the Nose

1139

(24)

RS Peebles

A Togias

Part 10: General Principles of the Allergic Response in Humans

1163

(64)

73 Allergy and Helminthic Parasites: are Atopics Protected against Infection?

1163

(14)

RM Moqbel

DI Pritchard

74 Familial Inheritance of Asthma and Allergy

1177

(10)

B Sibbald

75 Genetics of Atopy

1187

(9)

JM Hopkin

76 Genetics of Allergy and Asthma

1196

(12)

ER Bleecker

DA Meyers

77 Epidemiology of Atopy and Atopic Disease

1208

(19)

D Jarvis

P Burney

Part 11: Allergen Injection Immunotherapy

1227

(34)

78 Mechanisms

1227

(7)

SR Durham

VA Varney

79 Indications for Specific Immunotherapy

1234

(9)

J Bousquet

A Des Roches

L Paradis

J Knani

H Dhivert

F-B Michel

80 Practical Immunotherapy

1243

(18)

H-J Malling

Part 12: The Practice of Allergology

1261

(32)

81 Allergology as Medical Specialty

1261

(10)

AB Kay

82 Principles and Practice of Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Disease

1271

(22)

AB Kay

Part 13: Seasonal and Perennial Rhinitis

1293

(54)

83 The Classification and Diagnosis of Rhinitis

1293

(7)

IS Mackay

SR Durham

84 Structure and Function of the Upper Airways

1300

(11)

N Mygind

H Jacobi

85 Seasonal and Perennial Allergic Rhinitis

1311

(16)

PH Howarth

86 Treatment and Management of Allergic Rhinitis

1327

(20)

MA Calderon-Zapata

RJ Davies

Part 14: Asthma

1347

(142)

87 Definition, Clinical Features, Investigations and Differential Diagnosis of Asthma

1347

(13)

LM Fabbri

G Caramori

P Maestrelli

88 Post-Mortem Pathology in Asthma

1360

(6)

JC Hogg

89 Aetiology and Pathogenesis of Asthma

1366

(13)

ST Holgate

90 The T-Cell Hypothesis of Chronic Asthma

1379

(16)

AB Kay

AJ Frew

CJ Corrigan

DS Robinson

91 Air Pollution and Allergic Disease

1395

(17)

AJ Wardlaw

92 Pathology of Asthma

1412

(17)

PK Jeffery

93 Treatment of Chronic Asthma in Adults

1429

(11)

PJ Barnes

94 Delivery Systems

1440

(11)

GK Crompton

95 Childhood Asthma

1451

(13)

JO Warner

96 Occupational Asthma

1464

(25)

P Cullinan

AJ Newman-Taylor

Part 15: Other Allergic Diseases

1489

(220)

97 Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

1489

(13)

P Cullinan

AJ Newman-Taylor

98 Pulmonary Eosinophilia

1502

(15)

MW Elliott

AJ Newman-Taylor

99 Food Allergy

1517

(33)

HA Sampson

100 Anaphylaxis

1550

(23)

SJ Lane

TH Lee

101 Atopic Dermatitis

1573

(13)

CAFM Bruijnzeel-Koomen

GC Mudde

A Kapp

102 Urticaria and Angioedema

1586

(22)

A Kobza Black

MW Greaves

103 Contact Dermatitis

1608

(24)

JD Wilkinson

S Shaw

104 Otitis Media

1632

(13)

P Fireman

105 Ocular Allergy

1645

(26)

M Hingorani

S Lightman

106 Drug Reactions

1671

(22)

M Pradal

D Vervloet

107 Insect-Sting Allergy

1693

(16)

PW Ewan

Part 16: Prevention of Allergic Disease and Future Trends

1709

108 Prevention of Allergic Diseases and Sensitization

1709

(6)

R Dahl

S Halken

109 Prevention of Allergy in the Fetus and Newborn

1715

(11)

D Hide

JA Warner

110 New Treatment Drugs for Asthma

1726

OM Kon

NC Barnes

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