Epidemiology of Asthma.
atural History of Wheezing in the Child.
Emerging Patterns of Asthma World-Wide.
Later Life Onset of Asthma.
Ontogeny of the Immune Response.
Inflammatory Features of Childhood Asthma.
Physiology.
Genetic Factors.
Birth Order.
Infections: Causative.
Allergens.
Asthma and Nonrespiratory Infections.
Antibiotics as Risk Factors in the Development of Asthma.
The Atopic March.
Stress and Asthma.
Infant Feeding Practices and the Prevention of Asthma.
Asthma in the Inner City.
Therapeutic Approach to Childhood Asthma.
Allergen Avoidance.
Immunotherapy and Asthma.
Anti-Cytokine Therapy.
IgE and Anti-IgE Therapy in Allergic Asthma and Rhinitis.
DNA Vaccination for Asthma.
DNA Vaccination for Asthma and Atopic Disorders.
Future Therapies.
Regulation of IgE Synthesis
Book Description:
Univ. of Wisconsin,
Madison. Contains the latest studies on the genetic and environmental
origins, pathogenesis, and immunology of asthma. Emphasizes the
characterization of various asthmatic prototypes, and includes
sections on emerging therapies, respiratory infection interactions,
and genetics. For researchers and clinicians.
With sections on airway-respiratory infection interactions, emerging
therapies, and genetics, this guide
*studies the natural history of asthma from birth to adulthood-
emphasizing the characterization of various asthmatic phenotypes
based on gender, age, ethnicity, and race within various environments
*reviews the most recent data on host immune responses and their role
in immunoinflammatory events characteristic of allergic respiratory
tract diseases
*presents an in-depth discussion of risk factors that may contribute
to asthma pathogenesis
*assesses currently available and promising treatment strategies in
the context of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of asthma
and allergic disease
Collecting research from leading specialists in the field, this
reference contains the latest studies on the genetic and
environmental origins, pathogenesis, and immunology of asthma-
promoting new research pathways for the development of new
therapeutic interventions in the prevention of this common disease.