Allergy and Allergic Diseases, 2nd Edition
by Editor: A. Barry Kay (National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London); Editor: Allen P. Kaplan (Medical University of South Carolina); Editor: Jean Bousquet (Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve); Editor: Patrick G. Holt (TVW Telethon InstituFormat: eBook
Pub. Date: 2009-01-01
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Reserve your copy nowThis two volume book is an outstanding reference source on all aspects of allergy and allergic diseases. Covering virtually every allergic condition, from the immunological and molecular basis of the allergic response to future trends in allergic disease prevention, this new international editorial team (A.B.Kay, Jean Bousquet, Pat Holt and Allen Kaplan) have completely revised and updated the text, from both a scientific and clinical perspective. References will continue to be added to the text until it goes to press making this the most up-to-date book available in the field.This second edition consists of more than 1,800 pages contained within 98 chapters.The price includes a fully searchable companion CD ROM with the complete text and over 300 images from the book in full colour.
Table of Contents
| The Scientific Basis of Allergy | |
| Immunology of the Allergic Response. | |
| Allergy and Hypersensitivity: History and Concepts | |
| Development of Allergy and Atopy | |
| T Cells and Cytokines in Asthma and Allergic Inflammation | |
| Regulatory T Cells and Other Tolerogenic Mechanisms in Allergy and Asthma | |
| IgE and IgE Receptors | |
| Immunoglobulin Gene Organization and Expression and Regulation of IgE | |
| Environmental Factors in IgE Production | |
| Antigen-presenting Dendritic Cells and Macrophages | |
| Innate Immunity in Allergic Disease | |
| Signal Transduction in Allergic and Inflammatory Cells | |
| Inflammatory Cells and Mediators. | |
| Mast Cells: Biological Properties and Role in Health and Allergic Diseases | |
| Eosinophils: Biological Properties and Role in Health and Disease | |
| Neutrophils: Biological Properties and Role in Health and Allergic Diseases | |
| Basophils: Biological Properties and Role in Allergic Diseases | |
| Leukocyte Adhesion in Allergic Inflammation | |
| Airway Epithelium | |
| Airway Vascularity in Asthma | |
| Fibroblasts and the Extracellular Matrix | |
| Immune Complexes and Complement: Their Role in Host Defense and in Disease | |
| Bradykinin Pathways and Allergic Disease | |
| Chemokines | |
| Neurotrophins | |
| Neuropeptides | |
| Late-phase Allergic Reactions in Humans | |
| Pharmacology. | |
| Antihistamines | |
| Lipid Mediators: Leukotrienes, Prostanoids, Lipoxins, and Platelet-activating Factor | |
| Theophylline and Isoenzyme-selective Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors | |
| Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists | |
| Cholinergic Antagonists | |
| Antileukotriene Agents | |
| Glucocorticosteroids | |
| Immunomodulating Drugs | |
| Physiology. | |
| Physiologic Aspects of Asthma | |
| Aerosol Delivery Systems | |
| Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness | |
| Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction: Animal Models | |
| Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction: Human Models | |
| Sensory and Autonomic Nervous System in Asthma and Rhinitis | |
| Mucus and Mucociliary Clearance in Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis | |
| Biology of Vascular Permeability | |
| Airway Smooth Muscle | |
| Allergens. | |
| Biochemistry of Allergens and Recombinant Allergens | |
| Host Responses to Allergens | |
| Allergen Extracts and Standardization | |
| Grass, Tree, and Weed Pollen | |
| Fungi as Allergens | |
| Dust Mites and Asthma | |
| Animal Allergens | |
| Airborne Allergens and Irritants in the Workplace | |
| Allergens from Stinging Insects: Ants, Bees, and Vespids | |
| Cockroach Allergens, Environmental Exposure, and Asthma | |
| Food Allergens | |
| Latex Allergy | |
| Animal Models of Asthma. | |
| Primate Models of Allergic Asthma | |
| Airway Remodeling in Small Animal Models | |
| Are Animal Models of Asthma Useful? | |
| Index | |
| Allergic Diseases: Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment | |
| Etiology and Pathology. | |
| Genetics of Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis | |
| Epidemiology of Asthma, Atopy, and Atopic Disease | |
| The Allergy March | |
| Outdoor Air Pollution and Allergic Airway Disease | |
| Indoor Air Pollution | |
| Molecular Immunopathology of Allergic Disease | |
| Diagnosis of Allergic Disease. | |
| Principles and Practice of Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Disease | |
| Skin Testing in Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Allergic Diseases | |
| Allergy Testing in the Laboratory | |
| Measurement of Markers of Inflammation in Induced Sputum and Exhaled Air | |
| Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Immunotherapy. | |
| Definition and Classification of Allergic Rhinitis and Upper Airways Diseases | |
| Pathophysiology of Allergic Rhinitis | |
| Management and Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis | |
| Nasal Polyps and Rhinosinusitis | |
| Ocular Allergy | |
| Mechanisms in Allergen Injection Immunotherapy | |
| Allergen Injection Immunotherapy: Indications and Practice | |
| Sublingual Immunotherapy | |
| Novel Approaches to Allergen Immunotherapy | |
| Asthma and its Treatment. | |
| Definition, Clinical Features, Investigations, and Differential Diagnosis of Asthma | |
| Asthma in Infancy and Childhood | |
| Pathogenesis of Asthma | |
| Pathology of Asthma | |
| Management of Chronic Asthma | |
| Anti-IgE in Persistent Severe Allergic Asthma | |
| Occupational Asthma | |
| New Drugs for the Treatment of Allergy and Asthma | |
| Eosinophil-associated Disease and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. | |
| Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis | |
| Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis/Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis | |
| Pulmonary Eosinophilia | |
| Hypereosinophilic Syndromes | |
| Allergy and the Skin. | |
| Atopic Dermatitis | |
| Contact Dermatitis | |
| Urticaria and Angioedema | |
| Mastocytosis | |
| Anaphylaxis and Allergy to Food and Drugs. | |
| Anaphylaxis | |
| Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathies | |
| Drug Hypersensitivity | |
| Hypersensitivity to Aspirin and other NSAIDs | |
| Insect Sting Allergy | |
| Prevention of Allergic Disease. | |
| Prevention of Allergic Disease | |
| Prevalence of Atopic Disorders in a Developing World: Pitfalls and Opportunities | |
| Index | |
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