Table of Contents

Part 1 : Immunology of the Allergic Response
CHAPTER 1
Allergy and Hypersensitivity: History and Concepts (Pages: 1-22)
A. Barry Kay MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc, FRSE, FMedSci
CHAPTER 2
Development of Allergy and Atopy (Pages: 23-47)
Catherine Thornton Patrick G. Holt DSc, FRCPath, FAA
CHAPTER 5
IgE and IgE Receptors (Pages: 103-118)
Brian J. Sutton Andrew J. Beavil Rebecca L. Beavil James Hunt
CHAPTER 7
Environmental Factors in IgE Production (Pages: 141-165)
Anne Tsicopoulos Catherine Duez Andrew Saxon
Part 2 : Inflammatory Cells and Mediators
CHAPTER 12
Eosinophils: Biological Properties and Role in Health and Disease (Pages: 258-294)
Simon P. Hogan Helene F. Rosenberg Redwan Moqbel Simon Phipps Paul S. Foster Paige Lacy A. Barry Kay MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc, FRSE, FMedSci Marc E. Rothenberg
CHAPTER 15
Leukocyte Adhesion in Allergic Inflammation (Pages: 337-365)
Michelle J. Muessel Andrew J. Wardlaw
CHAPTER 16
Airway Epithelium (Pages: 366-397)
Pedro C. Avila Robert P. Schleimer
CHAPTER 18
Fibroblasts and the Extracellular Matrix (Pages: 412-435)
Lynne A. Murray William G. Glass Anuk M. Das Geoffrey J. Laurent
CHAPTER 21
Chemokines (Pages: 471-493)
James E. Pease Timothy J. Williams
CHAPTER 22
Neurotrophins (Pages: 494-510)
Wolfgang A. Nockher Sanchaita Sonar Harald Renz
CHAPTER 23
Neuropeptides (Pages: 511-523)
David A. Groneberg Axel Fischer
CHAPTER 24
Late-Phase Allergic Reactions in Humans (Pages: 524-547)
Yee-Ean Ong A. Barry Kay MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc, FRSE, FMedSci
Part 5 : Allergens
CHAPTER 43
Host Responses to Allergens (Pages: 913-927)
Wayne R. Thomas Belinda J. Hales
CHAPTER 46
Fungi as Allergens (Pages: 963-983)
Cathryn C. Hassett W. Elliott Horner Estelle Levetin Laurianne G. Wild W. Edward Davis Samuel B. Lehrer John Lacey
CHAPTER 47
Dust Mites and Asthma (Pages: 984-996)
Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills Judith A. Woodfolk
CHAPTER 48
Animal Allergens (Pages: 997-1016)
Adnan Custovic Angela Simpson
CHAPTER 52
Food Allergens (Pages: 1146-1163)
Ricki M. Helm A. Wesley Burks
CHAPTER 53
Latex Allergy (Pages: 1164-1184)
Robyn E. O'Hehir Michael F. Sutherland Alexander C. Drew Jennifer M. Rolland
Part 6 : Animal Models of Asthma
CHAPTER 54
Primate Models of Allergic Asthma (Pages: 1185-1201)
Charles G. Plopper Suzette M. Smiley-Jewell Lisa A. Miller Michelle V. Fanucchi Michael J. Evans Alan R. Buckpitt Mark V. Avdalovic Laurel J. Gershwin Jesse P. Joad Radhika Kajekar Shawnessy D. Larson Kent E. Pinkerton Laura S. Van Winkle Edward S. Schelegle Emily M. Pieczarka Reen Wu Dallas M. Hyde
Part 7 : Etiology and Pathology
CHAPTER 57
Genetics of Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis (Pages: 1223-1238)
Saffron A. G. Willis-Owen Miriam F. Moffatt William O. C. Cookson
CHAPTER 58
Epidemiology of Asthma, Atopy, and Atopic Disease (Pages: 1239-1258)
Debbie L. Jarvis Seif O. Shaheen Peter Burney
CHAPTER 61
Indoor Air Pollution (Pages: 1279-1289)
Paul Harrison Rebecca Slack Sanjeev Bagga
Part 8 : Diagnosis of Allergic Disease
CHAPTER 63
Principles and Practice of Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Disease (Pages: 1319-1334)
Anthony J. Frew A. Barry Kay MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc, FRSE, FMedSci
CHAPTER 65
Allergy Testing in the Laboratory (Pages: 1346-1367)
Steven O. Stapel Jörg Kleine-Tebbe
Part 9 : Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Immunotherapy
CHAPTER 69
Management and Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis (Pages: 1430-1453)
Jean Bousquet MD, PhD Michael A. Kaliner
CHAPTER 70
Nasal Polyps and Rhinosinusitis (Pages: 1454-1481)
Wouter Huvenne Paul Van Cauwenberge Claus Bachert
CHAPTER 71
Ocular Allergy (Pages: 1482-1509)
Avinash Gurbaxani Virginia L. Calder Susan Lightman
CHAPTER 74
Sublingual Immunotherapy (Pages: 1543-1554)
G. Walter Canonica Giovanni Passalacqua
Part 10 : Asthma and its Treatment
CHAPTER 76
Definition, Clinical Features, Investigations, and Differential Diagnosis of Asthma (Pages: 1565-1590)
Piero Maestrelli Gaetano Caramori Francesca Franco Leonardo M. Fabbri
CHAPTER 79
Pathology of Asthma (Pages: 1632-1649)
Peter K. Jeffery A. Barry Kay MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc, FRSE, FMedSci Qutayba Hamid
CHAPTER 81
Anti-IgE in Persistent Severe Allergic Asthma (Pages: 1661-1686)
Marc Humbert Stephen T. Holgate Howard Fox Jean Bousquet MD, PhD
CHAPTER 82
Occupational Asthma (Pages: 1687-1711)
Paul Cullinan Anthony J. Newman Taylor
CHAPTER 83
New Drugs for the Treatment of Allergy and Asthma (Pages: 1712-1739)
Trevor T. Hansel Ed Erin Onn Min Kon Peter J. Barnes
Part 11 : Eosinophil-Associated Disease and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
CHAPTER 84
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (Pages: 1741-1756)
André-Bernard Tonnel Stéphanie Pouwels-Frys Isabelle Tillie-Leblond
CHAPTER 86
Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Pages: 1779-1801)
Jean-François Cordier Vincent Cottin
Part 12 : Allergy and the Skin
CHAPTER 88
Atopic Dermatitis (Pages: 1811-1830)
Julia D. Proelss Thomas Bieber
CHAPTER 89
Contact Dermatitis (Pages: 1831-1852)
David I. Orton Carolyn M. Willis
CHAPTER 91
Mastocytosis (Pages: 1878-1893)
Nataliya M. Kushnir-Sukhov Dean D. Metcalfe Jamie A. Robyn
Part 13 : Anaphylaxis and Allergy to Food and Drugs
CHAPTER 92
Anaphylaxis (Pages: 1895-1920)
M. Rosario Caballero Stephen J. Lane Tak H. Lee
CHAPTER 95
Hypersensitivity to Aspirin and other NSAIDs (Pages: 1966-1979)
Andrzej Szczeklik Ewa Niżankowska-Mogilnicka Marek Sanak
Part 14 : Prevention of Allergic Disease
CHAPTER 97
Prevention of Allergic Disease (Pages: 1995-2019)
Susan L. Prescott Bengt Björkstén