Proceedings of Invited Symposia: XI International Congress of Allergology & Clinical Immunology Barbican Centre, London 17–22 October 1982

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Determinants for an Integrated Tissue Response to the Sulphidopeptide Leukotrienes....Pages 3-9
Mediator Release: Studies with Purified Human Basophils and Mast Cells....Pages 11-15
Biochemical Analysis of Triggering Signals for Mediator Release....Pages 17-21
The Leukotrienes: Role in Allergy....Pages 23-28
Mast Cell Dependent Chemotactic Factors in Human Disease....Pages 29-32
Acetyl Glyceryl Ether Phosphorylcholine (AGEPC). Is this Autacoid a Mediator of Acute Allergic and Inflammatory Reactions?....Pages 33-38
Study of Histamine Release with Variants of the Rat Basophilic Leukemia Cell Line....Pages 39-42
The Generation of Bradykinin in Human Plasma....Pages 43-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Pseudo-Allergic Reactions to Drugs....Pages 49-53
Risk Factors for Ige-Dependent Reactions to Penicillin....Pages 55-59
Anaphylactoid Reactions to Radiocontrast Material....Pages 61-66
Adverse Reactions Due to Muscle Relaxants....Pages 67-73
Lymphocyte Reactions in Drug Allergy....Pages 75-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Fibrosis of the Lungs Due to Inorganic Dusts....Pages 81-87
The Clinical Significance of Immunological Abnormalities in Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis (CFA)....Pages 89-92
Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (Eaa) – Clinical and Immunological Features....Pages 93-96
Ventilation Pneumonitis....Pages 97-98
Summer-Type Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Japan....Pages 99-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Ige Binding Factor(S) in Atopic Eczema....Pages 105-108
Contact Hypersensitivity Reactions: Interactions Between T Cells, Langerhans Cells, Mast Cells and Basophils....Pages 109-114
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Igd in Dermatitis: A Molecule in Search of its Function....Pages 115-118
Urticaria and Angioedema....Pages 119-124
Histamine in Dermatological Allergy....Pages 125-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Prevention of Atopic Allergic Disease....Pages 131-134
Neonatal Predictive Tests of The “High Allergic Risk” Newborn....Pages 135-138
Immunoglobulin E and T-Cells in Infants....Pages 139-144
Early Allergen Contacts, Adjuvant Factors and Subsequent Allergy....Pages 145-148
Ige in Colostrum, Maternal Blood, Cord Blood and Amniotic Fluid....Pages 149-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Ontogeny of the G.I. Tract and Food Hypersensitivity....Pages 153-158
Effects of Intestinal Anaphylaxis on the Uptake of Food Antigens....Pages 159-162
Food Absorption from the Gut and Effects of Sodium Cromoglycate....Pages 163-167
Food Antigens in Circulating Immune Complexes....Pages 169-173
Non Specific Reactions to Foodstuffs: False Food Allergies....Pages 175-179
Clinical Aspects of Food Sensitivity....Pages 181-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Adrenergic and Muscarinic Receptor Structure....Pages 189-192
Determinants of Autonomic Abnormalities in Atopy....Pages 193-195
Receptors & Non-Specific Bronchial Reactivity....Pages 197-203
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Nasal Provocation Tests....Pages 207-212
Bronchial Provocation Tests....Pages 213-218
Assays for Antibody to Low Molecular Weight Chemicals Acting as Haptens....Pages 219-221
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Measurement of Class Specific Antibodies in Secretions and Serum....Pages 223-227
Histamine Release and Assay Methods for the Study of Human Allergy....Pages 229-232
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay — Elisa....Pages 233-238
Tests for Ige-Antibody....Pages 239-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Eosinophil and Neutrophil Membrane Receptors....Pages 245-247
Receptors for IgE on Rat Mast Cells and Basophils....Pages 249-254
Structure and Function of Fc Receptors for Ige (FcɛR) on Monocytes and Macrophages....Pages 255-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Current Developments on Anti-Allergy Therapy in Asthma (Oral and Inhalation)....Pages 263-266
Leukotrienes and their Actions in the Lung and Cardiovascular System....Pages 267-270
Therapeutic Implications....Pages 271-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Early Recognition and Treatment of Allergic Disorders in Children....Pages 281-283
The Immunologic Basis for the Efficacy of Immunotherapy....Pages 285-289
Evaluation and Treatment of House Dust Mite Allergy in Perennial Rhinitis....Pages 291-295
Future Prospects for the Treatment of Allergic Disorders....Pages 297-300
House Dust Mite Hyposensitisation in Asthma....Pages 301-305
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
The Role of Mast Cell Mediators in the Pathogenesis of Asthma....Pages 309-314
Mediators of Smooth Muscle Contraction in Asthma....Pages 315-319
Clinical Experimental Possibilities in Asthma....Pages 321-326
Clinics and Treatment of Asthma....Pages 327-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
IgG4 Antibodies in Atopics and their Families....Pages 337-340
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
IgG4 as Blocking or Anaphylactic Antibody....Pages 341-345
Humoral and Cellular Responses of IgE and IgG4 in Atopics....Pages 347-349
IgG4 Antibody to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis....Pages 351-355
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Further Insights into the Mechanism Underlying the Downregulation of IgE Antibodies by Conjugates of Allergens with Monomethoxypolyethlene Glycols (mPEGs)....Pages 359-366
Isotype Specific Regulation of IgE Antibody Response by IgE-Binding Factors....Pages 367-370
Idiotypic Regulation of the IgE Response....Pages 371-376
Hybridomas Secreting IgE Class-Specific Suppressor Factor and the Mechanism of IgE Class-Specific Suppression....Pages 377-383
Front Matter....Pages 385-388
Modulating Factors in Exercise Induced Asthma....Pages 389-389
Patterns of Bronchial Reactivity....Pages 391-392
Mediators in Exercise and Late Asthma....Pages 393-395
Front Matter....Pages 397-400
Epidemiology of Occupational Lung Diseases: Asthma and Allergic Alveolitis....Pages 401-401
Trimellitic Anhydride and Toluene Diisocyanate Respiratory Reactions....Pages 403-407
Occupational Asthma Induced by Phthalic Anhydride and Related Compounds....Pages 409-412
Wood Dust Asthma....Pages 413-417
Occupational Asthma Due to Colophony....Pages 419-421
Bakers’ Asthma: Epidemiological and Clinical Findings-Needs for Prospective Studies....Pages 423-428
Front Matter....Pages 429-433
Frequency of Animal Sensitization....Pages 435-435
Laboratory Animal Allergy....Pages 437-444
Allergy to Dogs: A Brief Review....Pages 445-448
Front Matter....Pages 449-454
Human Allergic Responses to the Domestic Cat....Pages 435-435
Current Unresolved Issues in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Stinging Insect Allergy....Pages 455-458
Clinical, Entomological and Epidemiological Studies on Allergy to a Non-Biting Midge Cladotanytarsus Lewisi (Green Nimitti)....Pages 459-461
Front Matter....Pages 463-467
The Role of Lymphocytes in Atopic Diseases....Pages 469-469
Cell-Mediated Immunity in the Diagnosis and Understanding of Human Allergic Disease....Pages 471-477
Biochemical Mechanisms of Macrophage Activation by Lymphokines....Pages 479-482
Lymphocyte Function in Atopic Disease....Pages 483-487
Regulation of Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity....Pages 489-490
Granulomatous Hypersensitivity....Pages 491-494
Front Matter....Pages 495-497
Beta-Adrenoceptor Agonists....Pages 499-499
Human Disposition and Pharmacokinetics of Some Substituted Methylxanthine Bronchodilator Drugs....Pages 501-505
The Pharmacokinetics of Sodium Cromoglycate....Pages 507-511
Inhaled Steroids for Asthma: An Explanation of the Term “Topical Steroid”....Pages 513-516
Front Matter....Pages 517-522
Characterization of Allergies from the Urines of Experimental Animals....Pages 523-523
The Allergens Responsible for House Dust Mite Allergy....Pages 525-529
Fungal Allergens....Pages 531-536
Allergens of The ‘Green Nimitti’ Midge....Pages 537-539
Domestic Animal Allergens....Pages 541-544
Progress in International Allergen Standardization....Pages 545-548
Changes in Immunochemical Properties of Some Ragweed Pollen and Vespid Venom Allergens Following Proteolysis....Pages 549-551
Back Matter....Pages 553-554
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