Psychoneuroimmunology: Interactions Between Brain, Nervous System, Behavior, Endocrine and Immune System

This volume contains detailed studies presented by many world-famous speakers. Main topics are: Regulation of IgE response; Allergy and inflammation; Mechanisms of autoimmune diseases; Lymphocyte activation mechanisms and the role of adhesion molecules; Special aspects of the IgE mediated allergic response; Prevention of atopy in infancy; The skin as an immune organ; Cellular immune mechanisms in asthma; Childhood allergy; Epidemiology of allergic diseases; Cytokines in immunopathology; New diagnostic tests in allergy; New antiallergic and antiasthma drugs; Immunological tolerance mechanisms in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract.Hans-Joachim Schmoll is the author of 'Psychoneuroimmunology: Interactions Between Brain, Nervous System, Behavior, Endocrine and Immune System' with ISBN 9780889370678 and ISBN 0889370672.