Bradykinin Pathways and Allergic Disease

Allen P. Kaplan MD,

Allen P. Kaplan MD

Professor

The National Allergy, Asthma, and Urticaria Centers of Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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Allen P. Kaplan MD,

Allen P. Kaplan MD

Professor

The National Allergy, Asthma, and Urticaria Centers of Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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Book Editor(s):A. Barry Kay MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc, FRSE, FMedSci,

A. Barry Kay MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc, FRSE, FMedSci

Emeritus Professor of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK

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Allen P. Kaplan MD,

Allen P. Kaplan MD

Professor

The National Allergy, Asthma, and Urticaria Centers of Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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Jean Bousquet MD, PhD,

Jean Bousquet MD, PhD

CHU Montpellier, Service des Maladies Respiratoires, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France

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Patrick G. Holt DSc, FRCPath, FAA,

Patrick G. Holt DSc, FRCPath, FAA

Head

Division of Cell Biology, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, West Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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First published: 25 July 2008

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444300918.ch20

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

Introduction
Contact activation
Assembly on cell surfaces
Activation of the kinin cascade: the role of endothelial cells
Inhibition of contact activation
Inactivation of bradykinin
Considerations in human diseases
References

Allergy and Allergic Diseases, Volume 1, Second Edition