Allergy and Allergic Diseases

The New Mechanisms and Therapeutics

Buch | Softcover

599 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998
Humana Press Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-61737-026-7 (ISBN)

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Allergy and Allergic Diseases has been organized to provide an up-to-date, clinically relevant compilation of one of the most exciting areas of investigation in medicine today-allergic disease, especially as it pertains to the skin, airways, and bowel. With the dramatic rise in the incidence of various allergic disorders worldwide, and the coming of age of the discipline of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, the interface between basic and clinical science in this arena demands highlighting in this comprehensive new syn thesis.1t is with the hope of filling this evident need that Allergy and Allergic Diseases: The New Mechanisms and Therapeutics has been put together. The book's content is divided into both basic and clinical sections, with emphasis on various components of the immune and inflammatory response as they relate to the development of allergic disease. Topics span the range from molecular biology to clinical symptomatology, with an effort to make this of interest to as broad a constituency as possible. This book will therefore be of substantial interest to specialists in Clinical Immunology and Allergy, scientists studying the cellular and molecular biology of in flammation and immunity, as well as internists, teachers, developers of medical school curricula, and members of industry focused on drug discovery and therapeutics. Indeed, a separate section has been added to deal with some specific issues in this latter field.

I. Epidemiology/IgE.- 1 Molecular Mechanisms of Isotype Switching to IgE.- 2 Cytokines and IgE Regulation.- 3 Environmental Allergens.- 4 Ontogeny of Allergy.- II. Inflammation: Cellular Aspects.- 5 The Role of the Bone Marrow in Allergic Disease.- 6 The Role of Mast Cells in Inflammation and Homeostatis.- 7 Human Langerhans Cells.- 8 Eosinophils.- 9 Role of Basophils in Allergic Reactions.- 10 Neurogenic Inflammation in Allergic Disease.- 11 Inflammation: Thl/Th2 Cells.- 12 T-Cells in the Pathogenesis of Asthma and Allergic Diseases.- 13 Role of CD8+ T-Cells in the Regulation of Immunoglobulin E.- 14 Airway Wall Structure.- 15 Epithelium.- III. Inflammation: Molecular Aspects.- 16 Proinflammatory Cytokines in Allergic Disease.- 17 Hemopoietic Cytokines: Function, Receptors, and Signal Transduction.- 18 Adhesion Receptors in Allergic Disease.- 19 Cell/Cytokine Interactions.- 20 Signaling in Mast Cells.- 21 Signaling in Human Basophils.- 22 Eosinophil Signal Transduction.- IV. Pathogenesis.- 23 Pathogenesis of Allergic Rhinitis.- 24 Pathogenic Mechanisms of Urticaria.- 25 Atopic Eczema.- 26 Pathogenesis of Asthma.- 27 Pathogenesis of Allergic Conjunctivitis.- V. Therapeutics.- 28 Glucocorticoids (Corticosteroids).- 29 Beta-Agonists.- 30 Sodium Cromoglycate and Nedocromil Sodium.- 31 Airway Remodeling and Repair.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.11.2010
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 599 p.
Verlagsort	Totowa, NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
ISBN-10	1-61737-026-6 / 1617370266
ISBN-13	978-1-61737-026-7 / 9781617370267
Zustand	Neuware