Respiratory Infections in Allergy and AsthmaSebastian L. Johnston, Nikolaos Papadopoulos CRC Press, 2003 M06 4 - 800 pages This reference presents investigations into the role of respiratory infections in protecting against allergy and asthma development, the activation of airway inflammation, and exacerbations of asthma--exploring cellular and molecular mechanisms, as well as factors including genetics, the environment, and allergen exposure. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Overview on Asthma and the Role of the Airway Epithelium | 1 |
Chapter 2 Microbiology and Epidemiology of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections | 13 |
Chapter 3 Epidemiology and Diagnosis of VirusInduced Asthma Exacerbations | 43 |
Chapter 4 Role of Viral Infection in the Inception of Asthma | 91 |
Chapter 5 Respiratory Viruses Do They Protect From or Induce Asthma? | 101 |
Chapter 6 Respiratory Virus Infection of the Lower Airways and the Induction of Acute Asthma Exacerbations | 117 |
Chapter 7 Consequences of Respiratory Viral Infection in Airway Epithelial Cells | 143 |
Chapter 8 Cytokine Network in Virus Infections and Asthma | 173 |
Chapter 17 The Interactions of Virus Infection and Allergy | 407 |
Chapter 18 VirusInduced Wheeze in Young Children A Separate Disease? | 427 |
Chapter 19 Respiratory Virus Infections in Adults and the Elderly | 473 |
Chapter 20 The Common Cold and Its Relationship to Rhinitis Sinusitis Otitis Media and Asthma | 529 |
Chapter 21 Role of Virus Infections in Early Life and the Development of Asthma Epidemiology | 567 |
Chapter 22 Does Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cause Asthma? | 579 |
Chapter 23 Microbiology and Epidemiology of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in Normal and Asthmatic Subjects | 595 |
Chapter 24 ChlamydiaMycoplasma Do They Precipitate Acute Asthma Attacks? | 611 |
Chapter 9 Molecular Mechanisms of Respiratory VirusInduced Inammation | 199 |
Chapter 10 Nitric Oxide and Other Inammatory Mediators | 229 |
Chapter 11 Effects of Virus Infection on Airway Neural Control | 251 |
Chapter 12 Animal Models of Viral Respiratory Infections | 279 |
Chapter 13 Modulation of Immune Responses to Virus Infection in the Lung | 299 |
Chapter 14 Animal Models of Allergen and VirusInduced Asthma | 329 |
Chapter 15 Origin of Respiratory VirusInduced Chronic Airway Dysfunction | 365 |
Chapter 16 Human Experimental Models of Virus Infection and Asthma | 389 |
Chapter 25 ChlamydiaMycoplasma Do They Chronically Infect and Contribute to Asthma Severity? | 619 |
Chapter 26 ChlamydiaMycoplasma Do They Cause NewOnset Asthma in Adults? | 645 |
Chapter 27 Therapeutic Trials for Chlamydia pneumoniae in Asthma | 663 |
Chapter 28 Treatment of the Common Cold Prospects and Implications for the Treatment of Asthma Exacerbations | 675 |
Chapter 29 Therapy for VirusInduced Asthma Exacerbations Current Status and Future Prospects | 711 |
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Back Cover | 759 |
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