Lung Biology in Health & Disease Volume 178 Respiratory Infections in Allergy and Asthma [1 ed.] 9780824741266, 9780824755805, 0824741269

Table of contents :
INTRODUCTION......Page 11
FOREWORD......Page 13
PREFACE......Page 17
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 19
CONTENTS......Page 25
Overview on Asthma and the Role of the Airway Epithelium......Page 35
Microbiology and Epidemiology of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections......Page 47
Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Virus-Induced Asthma Exacerbations......Page 77
Role of Viral Infection in the Inception of Asthma......Page 125
Respiratory Viruses Do They Protect From or Induce Asthma?......Page 135
Respiratory Virus Infection of the Lower Airways and the Induction of Acute Asthma Exacerbations......Page 151
Consequences of Respiratory Viral Infection in Airway Epithelial Cells......Page 177
Cytokine Network in Virus Infections and Asthma......Page 207
Molecular Mechanisms of Respiratory Virus-Induced In.ammation......Page 233
Nitric Oxide and Other In.ammatory Mediators......Page 263
Effects of Virus Infection on Airway Neural Control......Page 285
Animal Models of Viral Respiratory Infections......Page 313
Modulation of Immune Responses to Virus Infection in the Lung......Page 333
Animal Models of Allergen and Virus-Induced Asthma......Page 363
Origin of Respiratory Virus-Induced Chronic Airway Dysfunction......Page 399
Human Experimental Models of Virus Infection and Asthma......Page 423
The Interactions of Virus Infection and Allergy......Page 441
Virus-Induced Wheeze in Young Children A Separate Disease?......Page 461
Respiratory Virus Infections in Adults and the Elderly......Page 507
The Common Cold and Its Relationship to Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis Media, and Asthma......Page 563
Role of Virus Infections in Early Life and the Development of Asthma Epidemiology......Page 601
Does Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cause Asthma?......Page 613
Microbiology and Epidemiology of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in Normal and Asthmatic Subjects......Page 629
Chlamydia/Mycoplasma Do They Precipitate Acute Asthma Attacks?......Page 645
Chlamydia/Mycoplasma Do They Chronically Infect and Contribute to Asthma Severity?......Page 653
Chlamydia/Mycoplasma Do They Cause New-Onset Asthma in Adults?......Page 679
Therapeutic Trials for Chlamydia pneumoniae in Asthma......Page 697
Treatment of the Common Cold Prospects and Implications for the Treatment of Asthma Exacerbations......Page 709
Therapy for Virus-Induced Asthma Exacerbations Current Status and Future Prospects......Page 745
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 775