Ebook: Adhesion molecules in allergic disease

This unique resource-the first book of its kind exclusively devoted to the subject-offers timely coverage of the cells, mechanisms, and proteins involved in allergic inflammation, emphasizing the latest advances in local cell recruitment.;1. Overview of Cell Adhesion Molecules and Their Antagonism / Arthur Kavanaugh -- 2. The Endothelium in Leukocyte Recruitment / Francis W. Luscinskas -- 3. Epithelial Cells: Phenotype, Substratum, and Mediator Production / Albert J. Polito and David Proud -- 4. Integrins, Integrin Regulators, and the Extracellular Matrix: The Role of Signal Transduction and Leukocyte Migration / Stephen W. Hunt III, Sirid-Aimee Kellerman and Yoji Shimizu -- 5. Pathways of Cell Recruitment to Mucosal Surfaces / Michael J. Briskin -- 6. Phenotypic and Functional Characteristics of Adhesion Molecules on Human Basophils / Sarbjit S. Saini, Kenji Matsumoto and Bruce S. Bochner -- 7. Integrin-Dependent Response in Human Basophils / Jane A. Warner, Kirsty Rich and Kirstin Goldring -- 8. Cell Adhesion Molecules in Mast Cell Adhesion and Migration / Harissios Vliagoftis and Dean D. Metcalfe -- 9. Eosinophil-Endothelial Interactions and Transendothelial Migration / Motohiro Ebisawa, Bruce S. Bochner and Robert P. Schleimer -- 10. Eosinophil Interactions with Extracellular Matrix Proteins: Effects on Eosinophil Function and Cytokine Production / Garry M. Walsh and Andrew J. Wardlaw -- 11. Eosinophil-Epithelial Interactions and Transepithelial Migration / Mary K. Schroth, James M. Stark and Julie B. Sedgwick [et al.] -- 12. Regulation of Eosinophil Mediator Release by Adhesion Molecules / Hirohito Kita -- 13. Mast Cell Activation and Leukocyte Recruitment Responses Into Skin Sites: Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules / Michael D. Ioffreda and George F. Murphy -- 14. Mast Cell Activation and Leukocyte Rolling Responses / Paul Kubes -- 15. Adhesion Pathways Controlling Recruitment Responses of Lymphocytes During Allergic Inflammatory Reactions In Vivo / Donald Y. M. Leung and Louis J. Picker -- 16. Expression of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Asthma / Stephen Montefort and Stephen T. Holgate -- 17. Expression of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Eosinophilic Disorders of the Skin and Nose / Lisa A. Beck and Steve N. Georas -- 18. Expression of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Allergic Disorders of the Eye / Giorgio Walter Canonica, Antonio Scordamaglia and Francesca Paolieri [et al.] -- 19. Adhesion Molecules, Cytokines, and Chemokines in Allergic Airway Inflammation / Nicholas W. Lukacs, Robert M. Strieter and Steven L. Kunkel -- 20. Adhesion Molecule Antagonists in Animal Models of Asthma / Roy R. Lobb