1st Edition

Adhesion Molecules in Allergic Disease

By Bruce S. Bochner Copyright 1997
    440 Pages
    by CRC Press

    440 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This unique resource-the first book of its kind exclusively devoted to the subject-offers timely coverage of the cells, mechanisms, and proteins involved in allergic inflammation, emphasizing the latest advances in local cell recruitment.

    General Adhesion Molecule Biology

    Overview of Cell Adhesion Molecules and Their Antagonism, Arthur Kavanaugh
    The Endothelium in Leukocyte Recruitment, Francis W. Luscinskas
    Epithelial Cells: Phenotype, Substratum, and Mediator Production, Albert J. Polito and David Proud
    Integrins, Integrin Regulators, and the Extracellular Matrix: The Role of Signal Transduction and Leukocyte Migration, Stephen W. Hunt III, Sirid-Aimée Kellerman, and Yoji Shimizu
    Pathways of Cell Recruitment to Mucosal Surfaces, Michael J. Briskin

    In Vitro Studies of Basophils and Mast Cells

    Phenotypic and Functional Characteristics of Adhesion Molecules on Human Basophils, Sarbjit S. Saini, Kenji Matsumoto, and Bruce S. Bochner
    Integrin-Dependent Responses in Human Basophils, Jane A. Warner, Kirsty Rich, and Kirstin Goldring
    Cell Adhesion Molecules in Mast Cell Adhesion and Migration, Harissios Vliagoftis and Dean D. Metcalfe

    In Vitro Studies of Eosinophils

    Eosinophil-Endothelial Interactions and Transendothelial Migration, Motohiro Ebisawa, Bruce S. Bochner, and Robert P. Schleimer
    Eosinophil Interactions with Extracellular Matrix Proteins: Effects on Eosinophil Function and Cytokine Production, Garry M. Walsh and Andrew J. Wardlaw
    Eosinophil-Epithelial Interactions and Transepithelial Migration, Mary K. Schroth, James M. Stark, Julie B. Sedgwick, and William W. Busse
    Regulation of Eosinophil Mediator Release by Adhesion Molecules, Hirohito Kita

    In Vivo Studies

    Mast Cell Activation and Leukocyte Recruitment Responses Into Skin Sites: Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules, Michael D. Ioffreda and George F. Murphy
    Mast Cell Activation and Leukocyte Rolling Responses, Paul Kubes
    Adhesion Pathways Controlling Recruitment Responses of Lymphocytes During Allergic Inflammatory Reactions In Vivo, Donald Y. M. Leung and Louis J. Picker
    Expression of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Asthma, Stephen Montefort and Stephen T. Holgate
    Expression of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Eosinophilic Disorders of the Skin and Nose, Lisa A. Beck and Steve N. Georas
    Expression of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Allergic Disorders of the Eye, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Antonio Scordamaglia, Francesca Paolieri, Nicolò Fiorino, Giovanni Passalacqua, and Giorgio Ciprandi
    Adhesion Molecules, Cytokines, and Chemokines in Allergic Airway Inflammation, Nicholas W. Lukacs, Robert M. Strieter, and Steven L. Kunkel
    Adhesion Molecule Antagonists in Animal Models of Asthma, Roy R. Lobb

    Biography

    Bochner\, Bruce S.