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Asthma

Physiology, Immunopharmacology, and Treatment

Book1973

Edited by:

K. FRANK AUSTEN and LAWRENCE M. LICHTENSTEIN

Asthma

Physiology, Immunopharmacology, and Treatment

Book1973

 

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Edited by:

K. FRANK AUSTEN and LAWRENCE M. LICHTENSTEIN

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Asthma: Physiology, Immunopharmacology, and Treatment is a collection of essays that discusses the clinical signs and symptoms of allergic bronchial asthma and the effects of a num ... read full description

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    CHAPTER 1 - Bronchial Asthma: Pathophysiology

    JOHN H. VAUGHAN, ENG M. TAN, ... ABRAHAM I. BRAUDE

    Pages 1-13

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    CHAPTER 2 - Physiologic Changes in the Acute Asthmatic Attack

    SOLBERT PERMUTT

    Pages 15-27

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    CHAPTER 3 - Neurophysiologic Aspects of Asthma

    JAY A. NADEL

    Pages 29-38

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    CHAPTER 4 - The Genetic Basis of Asthma

    WILMA B. BIAS

    Pages 39-53

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    CHAPTER 5 - Role of IgE and IgG Antibodies in Reaginic Hypersensitivity in the Respiratory Tract

    KIMISHIGE ISHIZAKA and TERUKO ISHIZAKA

    Pages 55-70

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    CHAPTER 6 - A Human Heat-Stable Anaphylactic or Anaphylactoid Antibody Which May Participate in Pulmonary Disorders

    W.E. PARISH

    Pages 71-90

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    CHAPTER 7 - The Control of IgE-Mediated Histamine Release: Implications for the Study of Asthma

    LAWRENCE M. LICHTENSTEIN

    Pages 91-107

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    CHAPTER 8 - A Review of Immunological, Biochemical and Pharmacological Factors in the Release of Chemical Mediators from Human Lung

    K. FRANK AUSTEN

    Pages 109-122

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    CHAPTER 9 - Cyclic Nucleotides and Smooth Muscle Function

    Günter Schultz, Joel G. Hardman and Earl W. Sutherland

    Pages 123-138

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    CHAPTER 10 - Drug Receptors in Smooth Muscle

    JEROME H. FLEISCH, KENNETH M. KENT and THEODORE COOPER

    Pages 139-167

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    CHAPTER 11 - Cholinergic Pharmacology in Asthma

    WARREN M. GOLD

    Pages 169-184

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    CHAPTER 12 - Adrenergic Responsiveness in Asthma

    CHARLES W. PARKER

    Pages 185-210

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    CHAPTER 13 - A Review of Immunotherapy in Asthma

    PHILIP S. NORMAN

    Pages 211-219

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    CHAPTER 14 - Effects of Corticosteroids on the Stability and Fusion of Biomembranes

    GERALD WEISSMANN

    Pages 221-233

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    CHAPTER 15 - Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors and Analogs of Cyclic AMP as Potential Agents for the Treatment of Asthma

    HERBERT SHEPPARD

    Pages 235-249

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    CHAPTER 16 - Selectively Acting β-Adrenoreceptor Stimulants in Asthma

    DAVID JACK

    Pages 251-266

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    CHAPTER 17 - Role of Prostaglandins in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma

    A.P. SMITH

    Pages 267-277

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    CHAPTER 18 - Disodium Cromoglycate in Clinical and Experimental Asthma

    JACK PEPYS

    Pages 279-294

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    CHAPTER 19 - General Discussion

    Pages 295-314

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    Index of Participants

    Pages 315-316

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    Subject Index

    Pages 317-324

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Asthma: Physiology, Immunopharmacology, and Treatment is a collection of essays that discusses the clinical signs and symptoms of allergic bronchial asthma and the effects of a number of intricate sequences of biochemical reactions initiated by the combination of antigen and antibody. It presents such topic as the pathobiologic mechanisms of asthma. The book discusses the physiologic changes in the acute asthmatic attack. It focuses on the autonomic regulation of airway smooth muscle and the nervous regulation of respiration. Another topic of interest is the genetic aspects of asthma. The section that follows is a review of the biochemical, pharmacological, and immunological factors in the release of chemical mediators from human lung. The book also presents the characteristics of pharmacologic receptor systems and the role of parasympathetic nervous system in asthma. The text will provide valuable insights for physicians, scientists, students, and researchers in the field of human anatomy.

Asthma: Physiology, Immunopharmacology, and Treatment is a collection of essays that discusses the clinical signs and symptoms of allergic bronchial asthma and the effects of a number of intricate sequences of biochemical reactions initiated by the combination of antigen and antibody. It presents such topic as the pathobiologic mechanisms of asthma. The book discusses the physiologic changes in the acute asthmatic attack. It focuses on the autonomic regulation of airway smooth muscle and the nervous regulation of respiration. Another topic of interest is the genetic aspects of asthma. The section that follows is a review of the biochemical, pharmacological, and immunological factors in the release of chemical mediators from human lung. The book also presents the characteristics of pharmacologic receptor systems and the role of parasympathetic nervous system in asthma. The text will provide valuable insights for physicians, scientists, students, and researchers in the field of human anatomy.

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978-0-12-068450-2

Language

English

Published

1973

Copyright

Copyright © 1973 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Academic Press

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Editors

K. FRANK AUSTEN

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

LAWRENCE M. LICHTENSTEIN

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland