Asthma. Physiology, Immunopharmacology, and Treatment

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages xi-xiii
Participants, Pages xv-xviii
Preface, Pages xix-xx, K. FRANK AUSTEN, LAWRENCE M. LICHTENSTEIN
CHAPTER 1 - Bronchial Asthma: Pathophysiology, Pages 1-13, JOHN H. VAUGHAN, ENG M. TAN, DAVID A. MATHISON, DONALD D. STEVENSON, STANLEY Z. BERMAN, ABRAHAM I. BRAUDE
CHAPTER 2 - Physiologic Changes in the Acute Asthmatic Attack, Pages 15-27, SOLBERT PERMUTT
CHAPTER 3 - Neurophysiologic Aspects of Asthma, Pages 29-38, JAY A. NADEL
CHAPTER 4 - The Genetic Basis of Asthma, Pages 39-53, WILMA B. BIAS
CHAPTER 5 - Role of IgE and IgG Antibodies in Reaginic Hypersensitivity in the Respiratory Tract, Pages 55-70, KIMISHIGE ISHIZAKA, TERUKO ISHIZAKA
CHAPTER 6 - A Human Heat-Stable Anaphylactic or Anaphylactoid Antibody Which May Participate in Pulmonary Disorders, Pages 71-90, W.E. PARISH
CHAPTER 7 - The Control of IgE-Mediated Histamine Release: Implications for the Study of Asthma, Pages 91-107, LAWRENCE M. LICHTENSTEIN
CHAPTER 8 - A Review of Immunological, Biochemical and Pharmacological Factors in the Release of Chemical Mediators from Human Lung, Pages 109-122, K. FRANK AUSTEN
CHAPTER 9 - Cyclic Nucleotides and Smooth Muscle Function, Pages 123-138, Günter Schultz, Joel G. Hardman, Earl W. Sutherland
CHAPTER 10 - Drug Receptors in Smooth Muscle, Pages 139-167, JEROME H. FLEISCH, KENNETH M. KENT, THEODORE COOPER
CHAPTER 11 - Cholinergic Pharmacology in Asthma, Pages 169-184, WARREN M. GOLD
CHAPTER 12 - Adrenergic Responsiveness in Asthma, Pages 185-210, CHARLES W. PARKER
CHAPTER 13 - A Review of Immunotherapy in Asthma, Pages 211-219, PHILIP S. NORMAN
CHAPTER 14 - Effects of Corticosteroids on the Stability and Fusion of Biomembranes, Pages 221-233, GERALD WEISSMANN
CHAPTER 15 - Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors and Analogs of Cyclic AMP as Potential Agents for the Treatment of Asthma, Pages 235-249, HERBERT SHEPPARD
CHAPTER 16 - Selectively Acting β-Adrenoreceptor Stimulants in Asthma, Pages 251-266, DAVID JACK
CHAPTER 17 - Role of Prostaglandins in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma, Pages 267-277, A.P. SMITH
CHAPTER 18 - Disodium Cromoglycate in Clinical and Experimental Asthma, Pages 279-294, JACK PEPYS
CHAPTER 19 - General Discussion, Pages 295-314
Index of Participants, Pages 315-316
Subject Index, Pages 317-324