New Trends in Allergy III

Johannes Ring ist Direktor der Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie am Biederstein der TU München.

Epidemiology.- Are Allergies Increasing?.- Epidemiology of Various Allergic Reactions.- Epidemiology of Contact Allergy.- Allergens.- Epitopes on Allergens.- Cloning of Birch Pollen Allergens.- Molecular Structure of Allergens.- Characterization of Antigens and Allergens of Bird Feathers and Bird Sera.- Hop Allergy: Cross-Reactivity to Birch Pollen.- Immunoglobulin E Response.- Possible Approaches to Controlling the IgE Antibody Response.- Human Fc?RII/CD23 in the Regulation of the Allergic Immune Response.- Inbred Strains of Guinea Pigs in Studies of Allergy.- Multispecific Allergic Reactions.- Loss of Fc?R2/CD23 Expression on T and B Lymphocytes During Rush Hyposensitization.- Construction of Human Suppressor T Cell Hybridomas That Produce Glycosylation Inhibiting Factors from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Bee Venom Sensitive Patients.- Anti-IgE Autoantibodies Hide Specific IgE and Are Mistaken for Specific IgG.- Mast Cells and Mediator Release.- In Vitro Growth of Human Mast Cells and Their Functions.- Mast Cells and Fibroblasts: Partners or Neighbors?.- Factors Promoting Histamine and Leukotriene Release.- Cyclosporin A Inhibits IgE Receptor Mediated Exocytosis from Rat Basophilic Leukemia Cells Without Inhibiting Phosphatidylinositol Hydrolysis, Ca2+ Uptake, the Rise in Cytosolic Ca2+ Actin Polymerization or Arachidonic Acid Release.- Prostaglandin D Synthetase is Localized in Antigen Presenting Cells and Mast Cells.- Influence of Histamine H1, H2, and H3 Agonists and Antagonists on IgE Mediated Histamine Release from Human Basophils.- Impact of Biophysical Plasma Membrane Properties on Leukocyte/Endothelium Interaction.- Interleukin-3 and Granulocyte/Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Change the Anaphylatoxin-Induced Basophil Mediator Release Pattern.-Neuropeptides and Human Mast Cells.- Neuronal Interaction with Mast Cells.- Atopic Eczema.- T Cells in Atopic Dermatitis.- IgE Receptor Expression on Langerhans Cells.- Contact Sensitivity to Pityrosporum ovale in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis.- Irritable Skin in Atopic Eczema.- Stigmata and Signs of Atopic Eczema.- Patch Test with Immediate Type Allergens in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis.- Chronobiological Aspects of Atopic Disease.- Food Allergy.- On the Diagnosis of Food Allergy in Adults - A Comparison Between DBPCFC and Intragastric Provocations.- Gastric Reactivity to Flour Extracts and Helicobacter pylori Associated Gastritis in Patients with Flour Allergy.- Immediate Contact Allergy to Foods: Skin Test Based on Contact Urticaria and IgE Tests in Children with Atopic Dermatitis.- The Prevalence of Food Allergy in Children with Atopic Dermatitis.- Computer System of Medical Information (KSIMPA) - Useful for an Allergological Outpatient Clinic.- Drug Reactions.- Drug Metabolism and Drug Allergy.- Adverse Reactions to Quinolones.- Drug Induced Photosensitivity.- Angiotensin Peptides and Anaphylaxis.- Granulocyte Mediator Release in Pseudo-allergic Reactions.- Photocontact Dermatitis and Persistent Light Reaction from Olaquindox in Piglet Feed.- Hyposensitization.- Allergoids for Hyposensitization.- Hymenoptera Venom Allergy.- Safety of Hyposensitization.- Trends in the Use of Specific Immunotherapy.- Autoimmune Diseases.- Autoantibodies Provide Insights into Antigens Driving Autoimmunity.- The Diagnostic Significance of Antinuclear Antibodies.- The Anticardiolipin Syndrome - A Clinical Study.- Antibodies to Basement Membrane Antigens.- Contact Dermatitis.- Genetics of Contact Allergy.- Atopy and Contact Allergy.- Neutrophil-Activating Peptide1/Interleukin 8.- A Simple Method to Determine Permeation Resistance of Polymer Gloves.- Age Dependence and Regional Anatomical Variability of Cutaneous Irritation.- Immediate-Type Reactions to Rubber Products: IgE Mediated?.- Mite Allergy.- The Storage Mite Story.- House Dust Mites in German Homes.- House Dust Mites and Protective Measures - A Study on Solidified Benzyl Benzoate.- Environmental Pollution and Allergy.- Environment and Allergy.- Allergens and Pollutants in the Air - A Complex Interaction.- Platinum Salt Asthma.- Induction of Mediator Generation in Human Inflammatory Cells by Polychlorinated Biphenyls.- The "Clinical Ecology Syndrome" ("Eco-Syndrome"): Psychology or Allergy?.- Prophylaxis and Therapy.- Eicosanoid Metabolism and Antiallergic Strategies.- Development of New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine?.- Ultraviolet Light and Suppression of Epidermal Immune Response.- New Trends in Allergy Therapy.- Index of Authors.