Allergy Frontiers

by Pawankar, Ruby; Holgate, Stephen T.; Rosenwasser, Lanny J.

• ISBN13: 9784431993643
• ISBN10: 4431993649
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-04
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases is on the rise worldwide, with a marked impact on quality of life and socioeconomics. Allergy Frontiers comprises six volumes, each dedicated to a specific aspect of the disease to reflect the multidisciplinary character of the field and its explosive growth. Included are reviews by world-renowned scientists from Europe, North and South America, Australia, Japan, other parts of Asia, and South Africa.The sixth volume concludes the series with future perspectives, presenting a whole spectrum of exciting new approaches in allergy research with the potential for new strategies in diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of allergic diseases. This book serves as a valuable tool for scientists and as a practical guide for clinicians working in the fields of allergy, asthma, and immunology.

Table of Contents

Functional Genomics and Proteomics in Allergy Research	p. 1
Bioinformatics in Allergy: A Powerful Tool Joining Science and Clinical Applications	p. 19
Engineering Allergy Vaccines: Approaches Towards Engineered Allergy Vaccines	p. 31
Reconstructing the Repertoire of Mite Allergens by Recombinant DNA Technology	p. 49
Immunostimulatory (CpG) DNA-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Allergic Disease	p. 65
Peptide-Based Therapeutic Vaccines for Allergic Diseases: Where Do We Stand?	p. 79
NKT Ligand Conjugated Immunotherapy	p. 91
Targeting Th2 Cells in Asthmatic Airways	p. 103
Transgenic Rice for Mucosal Vaccine and Immunotherapy	p. 149
Targeting STAT6 in Atopic Eczema/Dermatitis	p. 167
Mast Cell-Specific Genes as New Drug Targets	p. 179
Neuropeptide S Receptor 1: an Asthma Susceptibility Gene	p. 191
Probiotics in the Treatment of Asthma and Allergy	p. 207
Hypersensitivity Reactions to Nanomedicines: Causative Factors and Optimization of Design Parameters	p. 225
An Environmental Systems Biology Approach to the Study of Asthma	p. 239
Targeting Chemokine Receptors in Allergy	p. 253
Dendritic Cell Vaccines	p. 267
The Use of Microbes and Their Products in Allergy Prevention and Therapy	p. 277
Targeting Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Allergen-Induced Airway Inflammation and Remodeling	p. 291
Exosomes: Naturally Occurring Minimal Antigen-Presenting Unit	p. 305
Index	p. 321
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