INDICE: ..VOLUME 1: The Scientific Basis of Allergy.Immunology of the Allergic response.1. Allergy and Hypersensitivity: History and Concepts (A.B. Kay).2. Development of allergy and atopy (Catherine Thornton and Patrick Holt).3. Tlymphocytes and cytokines in asthma and allergic inflammation (Christopher J.Corrigan).4.Regulatory T cells and other tolerogenic mechanisms in allergy and asthma (Catherine Hawrylowicz and Cezmi A. Akdis).5. IgE and IgE receptors (Brian J. Sutton).6. Regulation of IgE synthesis (Hannah Gould).7.EnvironmentalFactors in IgE production (Anne Tsicopoulos).8.Antigen presenting dendritic cells and macrophages (Bart N. Lambrecht and Hamida Hammad).9. Innate immunity in allergic disease (Ian Sabroe).10. Signal transduction in allergic and inflammatory cells (Rafeul Alam).Inflammatory cells and mediators.11. Mast cells: Biological properties and role in health and allergic diseases (Peter Bradding and Glenn Cruse).12. Eosinophils: Biological properties and role in health andallergic diseases (Simon P. Hogan, Helene F. Rosenberg, Redwan Moqbel, Simon Phipps, Paul S. Foster, Paige Lacy, A. Barry Kay and Marc E. Rothenberg).13. Neutrophils: Biological properties and role in health and allergic diseases (Alison M. Condliffe, Andrew S. Cowburn and Edwin R. Chilvers).14.Basophils: biological properties and role in allergic diseases (Gianni Marone, Giuseppe Spadaro and Arturo Genovese).15. Leucocyte adhesion in allergic inflammation (Andrew J. Wardlaw).16.Airway epithelium (Robert Schleimer).17. Angiogenesis in allergic inflammation (John Wilson).18. Fibroblasts and the extracellular matrix (Lynne A. Murray, William G. Glass, Anuk M. Das and Geoff J. Laurent).19. Immune complexes and complement: their role in host defence and in disease (MichaelM. Frank).20. Bradykinin pathways and allergic disease (Allen P. Kaplan).21. Chemokines (Tim Williams and James Pease).22. Neurotrophins (Wolfgang Andreas Nockher, Sanchaita Sonar and Harald Renz).23.Neuropeptides (David A. Gronebergand Axel Fischer).24. Late phase allergic reactions in man (Y.E. Ong and A.B.Kay).Pharmacology.25. Histamine and antihistamines (Keith Simons and F. Estelle R. Simons).26. Lipid mediators - leukotrienes, prostanoids and platelet-activating factor (S.P. Farooque , J.P. Arm and T.H. Lee).27. Theophyllines and isoenzyme-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors (Mark A. Giembycz).28. Adrenergic agonists and antagonists (Tony R. Bai).29. Cholinergic antagonists (Nicholas J. Gross).30. Anti-leukotriene agents (Graeme P. Currie and Brian Lipworth).31. Glucocorticosteroids (Peter J. Barnes).32. Immunomodulating drugs (Ian MacPhee).Physiology.33.Physiological aspects of airway, pulmonary and respiratory muscle function in asthma (Neil B. Pride and Philip Ind).34.Aerosol deliverysystems (Thomas G. ORiordan and Gerald C. Smaldone).35. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (Guy F. Joos).36. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: animal models(Arthur Freed and Sandra D. Anderson).37. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: human models (Sandra D. Anderson and Arthur Freed).38. The sensory and autonomic nervous system in asthma and rhinitis (Bradley J. Undem and Kevin Kwong).39. Mucus and mucociliary clearance in asthma and allergic rhinitis (Duncan F. Rogers).40. The biology of vascular permeability (Peter Clark).41. Airway smooth muscle (Stuart J. Hirst).Allergens.42. Biochemistry of allergens, recombinant allergens (Rudolf Valenta).43. Host response to allergens (Wayne R. Thomas and Belinda J. Hales).44. Allergen extracts and standardization (Ronald Van Ree).45. Grass, tree and weed pollen (Jean C. Emberlin).46. Fungi as allergens(Cathryn C. Hassett, W. Elliott Horner, Estelle Levetin, Laurianne G. Wild, W. Edward Davis, Samuel B. Lehrer and John Lacey).47. Dust mites and asthma (Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills and Judith A. Woodfolk).48. Animal allergens (Adnan Custovic and Angela Simpson).49. Airborne allergens and irritants in the workplace (Xaver Baur).50. Allergens from stinging insect: ants, bees and vespids (Te Piao King and Rafael I. Monslave).51. Cockroach allergens, environmental exposure and asthma (M.D. Chapman A. Pomés).52. Food allergens (Ricki M. Helm and A. Wesley Burks).53.Latex allergy (Robyn E. OHehir, Michael F. Sutherland, Alexander C. Drew and Jennifer M. Rolland).Animal models of asthma.54. Primate models of allergic asthma (Charles Plopper).55.Airway remodelling in small animalmodels (Clare M. Lloyd).56. Are animal models of asthma useful? (Reinhard Pabst).VOLUME 2: Allergic Diseases: aetiology, diagnosis and treatment.Aetiology and Pathology.57. Genetics of atopy, allergy and asthma (W. Cookson ).58.Epidemiology of atopy and atopic disease (P. Burney).59.The allergy march (Ulrich Wahn).60. Outdoor air pollution and allergic airway disease (Gennaro D'Amato).61.Indoor air pollution and allergic airway disease (Paul Harrison).62.Molecular immunopathology of allergic disease (Susan Foley and Qutayba Hamid).Diagnosis of allergic disease.63. Overview of principles, practice, diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases (A.J. Frew and A.B. Kay).64.Skin testing in diagnosis and management of respiratory allergic diseases (Pascal Demoly, Anaïs Pipetand Jean Bousquet).65. Allergy testing in the laboratory (Steven O. Stapel and Joerg Kleine-Tebbe).66. Measurements of markers of inflammation in induced sputum and exhaled air (Ian D. Pavord and Dominick E. Shaw).Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and immunotherapy.67. Definition and classification of allergic rhinitis and upper airways diseases (Wytske Fokkens and Jean Bousquet).68.Pathophysiology of allergic rhinitis (Peter H. Howarth).69.Management and treatment ofallergic rhinitis (Jean Bousquet and Michael Kaliner).70. Nasal polyps and rhinosinusitis (Wouter Huvenne, Paul Van Cauwenberge and Claus Bachert).71. Ocular allergy (A. Gurbaxani, V.L. Calder and S. Lightman).72. Mechanisms in allergen injection immunotherapy (S.R. Durham and S.J. Till).73. Allergen injectionimmunotherapy: Indications and practice (Hans-Jørgen Malling).74. Sublingual immunotherapy (Giorgio Walter Canonica and Giovanni Passalacqua).75. Novel approaches to allergen immunotherapy (Mark Larché).Asthma and its treatment.76. Asthma in adults:Definition, clinical features, investigations, differential diagnosis (Leonardo M. Fabbri).77. Asthma in infancy and childhood:Definition, clinical features, investigations, differential diagnosis and treatment (John Warner).78. Pathogenesis of asthma (Stephen Holgate).79. Pathology of asthma (Qutayba Hamid).80. Management of chronic asthma (Peter J. Barnes).81. Anti-IgE in persistent severe allergic asthma (Marc Humbert, Stephen Holgate, Howard Fox, James Fish and Jean Bousquet).82. Occupational asthma (Paul Cullinan and A.J. Newman Taylor).83. New drugs in the treatment of allergy and asthma (TrevorHansel and Peter Barnes).Eosinophil-associated disease and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.84. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (André-Bernard Tonnel ,Stéphanie Pouwels-Frys and Isabelle Tillie-Leblond).85. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis/Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (Michael C. Zacharisen and Jordan N. Fink).86. Pulmonary eosinophilia (Jean-Francois Cordier and Vincent Cottin).87. Hypereosinophilic syndrome (Hans-Uwe Simon).Allergy and the skin.88. Atopic dermatitis (Julia Proelss and Thomas Bieber).89. Contact dermatitis (David I. Orton and Carolyn M. Willis).90. Urticaria and angio-oedema (Allen P. Kaplan).91. Mastocytosis (Nataliya M. Kushnir-Sukhov, Dean D. Metcalfe and Jamie A. Robyn).Anaphylaxis and allergy to food and drugs.92. Anaphylaxis (M.R. Caballero, S.J. Lane and T.H. Lee).93. Food allergy and eosinophilic gastroenteropathies (Scott H. Sicherer and Hugh A. Sampson).94. Adverse reactions to drugs (Werner J. Pichler).95.Hypersensitivity to aspirin and other NSAIDs (Andrzej Szczeklik,E. Ni
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5720-9
- Editorial: Blackwell
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- Fecha Publicación: 25/06/2008
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