Asthma and Rhinitis

Contributors. Foreword. Preface to Second Edition. Preface to First Edition. Volume 1. Part 1: Disease Classification. 1. Asthma: clinical descriptions and definitions (John B.L. Howell) 2. Rhinitis: the spectrum of the disease (Paul B. Van Cauwenberge, De-Yun Wang, Koen J.A.O. Ingels and Claus Bachert) Part 2: Epidemiology. 3. Epidemiology of asthma (Deborah Jarvis and Peter Burney) 4. Epidemiology of rhinitis (David P. Strachan) 5. Epidemiology of occupational asthma (Moira Chan-Yeung and Jean-Luc Malo) 6. Epidemiology of asthma mortality (Neil Pearce, Richard Beasley,Julian Crane and Carl Burgess) Part 3: Genetics. 7. Genetic Approaches to studying asthma (Jane Wilkinson) 8. Antigen and transgenic modelling of asthma and airways hyperreactivity (Gregory P. Geba and Jack A. Elias) 9. The ust of small animal modesl in the study of asthma (Ivan M. Richards adn Jia En Chin) 10. Genetic of atopy (Jane Wilkinson and W. Nartin Howell) 11. Genetics of asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (Deborah A. Neyers, Dirkje S. Postma and Eugene R. Bleecker) 12. Genetic and molecular regulation of s2-adrenergic receptors (Stephen B. Liggett) Part 4: Anatomy, Development and Physiology. 13. Nasal Airways (Roanld Eccles) 14. Structural, Immunological and neural elements of the normal human airway wall (Peter K. Jeffrey) Part 5: Pathology. 15. The pathology of fatal asthma (Linda J. Holloway, Richard Beasley, William R. Roche and Alan L. James) 16. The pathology of asthma of varying severity (William R. Roche) 17. Bronchoalveolar lavage in studies of asthma (William J. Calhoun and Mark C. Liu) 18. Nasal polyposis: a model of chronic airways inflammation (Manel Jordana, Koichi Nakano, Atsuko Nakano, Judah Denburg and Claudio Mastruzzo) 19. Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis (Morgan Andersson, Lennart Greiff, Christer Svensson and Carl G.A. Persson) Part 6: Mast Cells and Basophils. 20. Development and maturation of mast cells and basophils (Menachem Rottem and Dean D. Metcalfe) 21. Mast cells and basophils: IgE and its receptors (Daniel H. Conrad and Thomas F. Huff) 22. Human mast cells and basophils: heterogeneity and mediators (Carole A. Oskeritzian and Lawrence B. Schwartz) 23. Mechanisms of mast cell activation (Edward S. Schulman, Rihab R. Yasin and Stephen P. Peters) 24. Mast cells in rhinitis (Minoru Okuda) 25. Mast cells in asthma (Peter Bradding) 26. Basophils in airways disease (Donald W. Macglashan JR) Part 7: Eosinophils. 27. Human eosinophils-development, maturation and functional morphology (Peter F. Weiller and Ann M. Dvorak) 28. Mechanism of eosinophil activation (Julie B. Sedgwick and Makoto Nagata) 29. Eosinophil mediators (Kimm J. Hamann, Ivor Douglas and Redwan Moqbel) 30. The eosinophil and asthma (Gerald J. Gleich, Cheryl R. Adolphson and Hirohito Kita) 31. Eosinophils and rhinitis (Peter H. Hwarth and Susan J. Wilson) Part 8: Neutrophils and Platelets. 32. Neutrophils and their mediators in asthma (Peter M. Henson and Sally E. Wenzel) 33. Neutrophils and Asthma (Alerto Papi, Piera Boschetto, Gaetano Caramori adn Leonardo M. Fabbri) 34. Platelets (Clive P. Page) Part 9: Lymphocytes. 35. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue of the lung: localization, numbers and dynamics of lymphoid cells in the five different compartments (Reinhard Pabst) 36. Lymphocyte substances in allergic diseases (Sergio Romagnani and Mario Ricci) 37. Cytokines in allergic airway disease (James G. Zanggrilli adn Stephen P. Peters) 38. Regulation of immunoglobulin E synthesis (Donata Vercelli and Raif S. Geha) 39. The lymphocyte in asthma (Christopher J. Corrigan) 40. The lymphocyte in rhinitis (Stephen R. Durham and Stephen J. Till) 41. Functional heterogeneity of T-lymphocytes in the development of airway hyperresponsiveness (Erwin W. Gelfand) Part 10: Macrophages, Monocytes and Dendritic Cells. 42. Alveolar macrophages in asthma (William J. Calhoun, Shoobha S. Daftary and Nizar N. Jarjour) 43. Professional antigen-presenting cells (William B. Smith and Patrick G. Holt) 44. Antigen presentation in the asthmatic lung (Vanya Gant) Part 11: Microvasculature. 45. The role and contribution of adhesion molecules to asthma and pulmonary disease (Horace M. Delisser) 46. Leukocyet-endothelial adhesion (James M. Sark) 47. Microvascular anatomy of the airways (John G. Widdicombe) 48. In vivo processes of exudative airway inflammation with ultimate eosinophil activation and epithelial injury-repair (Carl G.A. Persson, Jonas S. Erjefalt, Magnus Korsgren, Morgan Andersson, Lennart Greiff and Ghrister Svensson) 49. Vascular mechanisms in asthma (Adam Wanner) Part 12: Epithelial Cells. 50. Structure, composition and function of airway surface liquid (Jonathan H. Widdicombe) 51. Mediator functions of epithelial cells (David B. Jacoby) 52. Regulation of epithelial-leukocyte interacting and epithelial immune-response genes (Michael J. Holtzman, Mario Castro, Dwight C. Look, Mary O'Sullivan and Michael J. Wlater) 53. Epithelial cells: regulation of mucus secretion (Stewart J. Levine, Pierre Larivee and James H. Shelhamer) 54. Epithelial damage in asthma (Steven R. White and Alan R. Leff) 55. Epithelial cell dysfunction in rhinitis (Jagdish L. Devalia, Csaba Rusznak and Rober J. Davies) Part 13: Neuroregulation. 56. Neuroanatomy of the airways (David R. Springall and Julia M. Polak) 57. Functional activity of lower airway nerves (Thomas B. Casale and James N. Baraniuk) 58. Airway neuropeptides (Peter J. barnes) 59. Neural reflex pathways in rhinitis (J. Silvain Lacroix, Didier D. Nalis and Jan M. Lundberg) 60. Miscarnic receptors (Allison D. Fryer) 61. Neural regulation of the immune response (Brdley J. Undem and Allen C. Myers) 62. Neuroregulation of mucosal vasculature (Sonya Malekzadeh, Howard M. Druce and James N. Baraniuk) Part 14: Mediators of Inflammation. 63. Histamine and its receptors (Richard Wood-Baker) 64. The roles of neutral proteases in asthma and rhinitis (Andrew F. Walls)' 65. Prostanoids (Steven R. Kleeberger and Arthur N. Freed) 66. Leukotrienes (Jeffrey M. Drazen) 67. Adenosine: its contribution to our understanding of asthma (Gerrard D. Phillips and Stephen T. Holgate) 68. Chemokines and Eosinophils (Adele Hartnell, James E. Pease, Dolores M. Conroy and Timothy J. Williams) 69. Kinins (Bruce L. Zuraw and Sandra C. Christiansen) 70. Chemokines (Rafeul Alam) Index. Volume 2. Part 15: Role of Allergens in Airway Disease. 71. Aerobiology (Jean C. Emberlin) 72. The molecular biology of allergens (Geoffrey A. Stewart) 73. House-dust mite proteinase allergens and their interaction with the bronchial epithelium (Clive Robinson, Hong wan, Helen L. Winton, Carolyn A. Herbert, Patrick C. Ring and David R. Garrod) 74. The role of house-dust mite and other allergens in asthma (Andrew Murphy, Leslie J. Newman Jr. and Thomas A.E. Platis-Mills) 75. The early and late asthmatic response to allergen (Arthur E. Varner and Robert F. Lemanske Jr.) 76. Primary allergic sensitization to inhalant allergens: adult responder phenotype is determined during early childhood (Patrick G.Holt) 77. The role of environmental allergens in rhinitis (Leslie C. Grammer) Part 16: Pathophysiology. 78. Animal models of asthma (William M. Abraham) 79. Animal models of rhinitis (Peter H. Howarth and Hiroko Saito) 80. Airway Mechanics in asthma (David H. Eidleman and Charles G. Irvin) 81. Airway hyperresponsiveness (Giuseppe N. Colasurdo and Gary L. Larsen) 82. Nasal hyperresponsiveness (Niels Mygind, Roanld Dahl and Morgan Andersson) 83. Inflammatory mechanisms in airway hyperresponsiveness (Ellinor A. C. Adelroth and Paul M. O'Byrne) 84. Mechanism of cough (J. Mark Madison and Richard S. Irwin) 85. Mechanisms of nocturnal asthma (Richard J. Martin) 86. Aspirin-sensitive asthma (Robert K. Bush and Donald W. Asbury) 87. Transcription factors in asthma (Ian M. Adcock and Peter J. Barnes) 88. Interrelationship between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Dirkje S. Postma) 89. Intrinsic asthma (J. Christian Virchow Jr) Part 17: Smooth Muscle Response. 90. The physiology of airway smooth muscle, and its dynamics in the bronchial wall during development and in maturity (Malcolm P. Sparrow and Howard W. Mitchell) 91. The role of inflammation in the regulation of airway smooth muscle cell function and growth (Aili L. Lazaar, Yassine Amrani and Reynold A. Panettierie Jr.) 92. Airway smooth muscle dysfunction in asthma (Robert Schellenberg) 93. Epithelial control over smooth-muscle responsiveness (Gert Folkerts and Frans P. Nijkamp) Part 18: Exercise-Induced Asthma. 94. Exercise-induced asthma: clinical manifestations (Ephraim Bar-Yishay and Simon Godfrey) 95. Dry-air and hyperosmolar challenge in asthma and rhinitis) 96. Vascular mechanism in exercise-induced asthma (Ileen A. Gilbert and E.R. Mcfadden Jr) Part 19: Infectious Mechanism in Asthma and Rhinitis. 97. Common colds and respiratory viruses (Philip J. Bates and Sebastain L. Johnston) 98. Effects of Viral infections on lower airway function (James E. Gern, Ronald Sorkness and William W. Busse) 99. Otitis media and Sinusitis (David P. Skoner, Gilbert A. Friday and Margaretha L. Casselbrant) Part 20: Mechanism of Action of Drugs for the Treatment of Asthma and Rhinitis. 100. Mechanisms of action of s2-adrenoceptor agonists (Malcolm Johnson) 101. Methylxanthines and phosphodiesterase inhibitors (Peter J. Barnes) 102. Glucocorticods in asthma and rhinitis (Alan K. Kamada and Stanley J. Szefler) 103. Glucocorticoid -insensitive bronchial asthma (Tak H. Lee and Donald Y. M. Leung) 104. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in asthma (Anthony P. Sampson and Stephen T. Holgate) 105. Immunosuppressants (Onn Min Kon and Neil C. Barnes) 106. Antileukotrienes (Sven-Erik Dahlen) 107. Antihistamines in rhinitis and asthma (F. Estelle R. Simons) 108. Antiallergic and vasoactive drugs for rhinitis (Moids A. Calderon-Zapata and Robert J. Davies) 109. Activation of allergen-reactive T-lymphocytes and mechanisms of hyposensitization (Jennifer M.Rolland, Jonathan R. lamb and Robyn E. O'Hehir) 110. Specific immunotherapy in alergic rhinitis and asthma (Pascal Demoly, Francios B. Michel and Jean Bousquet) 111. Antiallergic drugs (Alan M. Edwards) 112. Drug delivery devices and propellants (Myrna Dolovich and Chet Leach) Part 21: Clinical Management of Asthma. 113. Diagnosis in adults (G. Ian town) 114. Prevention of asthma (Guy B. Marks, Jennifer K. Peat, Deborah Baker, Margaret Williamson and Euan R. Tovey) 115. Treatment of Chronic asthma (Romain Pauwels) 116. Education and training (Susan Janson and Virginia S. Taggart) 117. The health economics of asthma (Kevin B. Weiss adn Sean D. Sullivan) 118. Outcome measures in asthma management. (Paul W. Jones) Part 22: Asthma in Special Circumstances. 119. Asthma and rhinitis during pregnancy (Michael Schatz) 120. Asthma and Surgery (Lewis J. Smith and Christopher Winslow) 121. Management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (Mark D. Inman and Paul M. O'Byrne) 122. Critical care management (Thomas Corbridge and Jesse B. Hall) 123. Recalcitrant asthma (Harold S. Nelson) 124. Anaphylaxis (Pamela W. Ewan) 125. Asthma in the elderly (M. Tracey A. Villar and Lindsey Dow) Part 23: Management of Asthma in Childhood. 126. The wheezing infant and young child (Michael Silverman and Nicola Wilson) 127. Development of asthma through childhood (Fernando D. Martinez) 128. Asthma through childhood (Louis I. Landau and Peter N. Le Souef) 129. Treatment of chronic asthma (John O. Warner) 130. The management of acute severe asthma in children (H. William Kelly and Shirly J. Murphy) 131. Risk-benefit of asthma therapy in children: topical corticosteroids (Soren Pederson) 132. Risk-benefit of asthma therapy: non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (Peter Konig) 133. The natural history of childhood asthma (Malcolm R. Sears) Index.