Eosinophils in allergy and related diseases: proceedings of a workshop, Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2003

Contents......Page 4
References......Page 5
Introduction......Page 6
Results......Page 7
Discussion......Page 8
References......Page 10
Introduction......Page 11
Results and Discussion......Page 12
References......Page 15
Abstract......Page 16
Assay of Eotaxin Protein Release into the Culture Medium......Page 17
Transient Transfections and Luciferase Assay......Page 18
Results......Page 19
Discussion......Page 22
References......Page 23
Introduction......Page 25
Eosinophil Transendothelial Migration......Page 26
Discussion......Page 27
References......Page 28
Introduction......Page 29
Development of IL-3-Dependent BMMCs Is Normal in Tyk2 –/–Mice......Page 30
IFN-alpha-Induced Phosphorylation of Stat1 Is Diminished in Tyk2 –/–BMMCs......Page 31
Acknowledgments......Page 32
References......Page 33
Introduction......Page 34
PPARgamma Agonists Inhibit Various Eosinophil Functions......Page 35
Is PPARgamma a Key Molecule in Allergic Airway Inflammation?......Page 36
References......Page 38
Introduction......Page 41
Differences in Cellular Responses to PAF between Human Eosinophils and Neutrophils......Page 42
PAF Activates Two Distinct Effector Pathways in Human Eosinophils......Page 43
Conclusion......Page 45
References......Page 46
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Fenoterol on Human Eosinophils and Neutrophils: A Possible Mechanism of beta2-Adrenoceptor-Independent Effects......Page 48
Expression of Interleukin-5 and RANTES in the Heart in Murine Ovalbumin-Challenged Myocarditis......Page 49
List of Lectures by Speakers Who Have Not Submitted Their Manuscripts......Page 50
Author Index Vol. 134, Suppl. 1, 2004......Page 51
Subject Index Vol. 134, Suppl. 1, 2004......Page 52