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Title Multidisciplinary approaches to allergies / Zhong-Shan Gao [and others]
Published Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (482 pages)
Series Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China
Advanced topics in science and technology in China.
Contents Part I. General Allergy. Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in China / Huan Qian, Min Zheng -- Mechanism of Type I Hypersensitivity / Cheng Zhou -- Multidisciplinary Approaches to Allergy Prevention / Luud J.W.J. Gilissen, Zhong-Shan Gao, Zhi Chen -- Part II. Allergenic Sources and Allergens. Overview of Allergen Sources in China / Zhao-Wei Yang, Zhong-Shan Gao, Ying-Tao Ma [and others] -- Allergen Protein Families and Cross-Reactivity / Luud J.W.J. Gilissen, Zhong-Shan Gao -- Seafood Allergens in China and Anti-allergenic Property of Seaweeds / Zhen-Xing Li, Hong Lin -- Food Allergen Epitopes / Hong-Bing Chen, Jin-Yan Gao -- Recombinant Allergens and Applications / Ying-Tao Ma, Zhao-Wei Yang, Zhong-Shan Gao -- Part III. Diagnosis. The CREATE Project: Development of Certified Reference Materials for Allergenic Products and Validation of Methods for Their Quantification / R. van Ree, M.D. Chapman, F. Ferreira [and others] -- Diagnosis of Skin Allergy Diseases / Huan Qian, Min Zheng -- Novel Approaches for the In-Vitro Diagnosis of Type I Allergies / Margrit Fooke -- Influence of Food Processing, Digestion and the Food Matrix on Allergenicity & Cellular Measures of Allergenicity / Y.M. Vissers, H.J. Wichers, H.F.J. Savelkoul -- Part IV. Therapies and Pharmacy. s Immunotherapy of Asthma: From Basic Research to Clinical Practices / Hui-Ying Wang, Hua-Hao Shen -- Pharmacotherapy in Common Allergic Diseases / Erina M. Lin -- Immunotherapy in Allergic Skin Disease / Hao Cheng -- Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Food Allergy and Associated Eczema: From Research to Practice Perspective / Xiu-Min Li -- Immunomodulation by Food / Ingrid van der Meer, Jurriaan Mes, Amrah Weijn, Harry Wichers -- Prospective Studies on Mite (Dermatophagoides farinae) Allergen Immunotherapy in China / Ting-Huan Wen -- The Influence of Pollen Concentration on the Dispension of Antihistaminics and Corticosteroids to Hay Fever Patients / Arnold J.H. van Vliet, Hilde Tobi -- Part V. Hypoallergenic Products. In Search of Hypoallergenic Birch Trees: Characterization of PR-10 Genes from Eight Betula Species and Detection of Bet v 1 Isoforms in Birch Pollen Using a Combined Genomics- Proteomics Approach / M.J.M. Smulders, Martijn F. Schenk, Luud J.W.J. Gilissen -- Hypoallergenic Soybean, from Genes to Cultivar / Rong-Xia Guan, Xu-Qian Fang, Ru-Zhen Chang, Li-Juan Qiu -- Fruit Allergy and Genetic and Genomic Tools to Select Hypoallergenic Fruit Cultivars / Zhong-Shan Gao, Zhao-Wei Yang, Luud Gilissen -- Creating Hypoallergenic Crops through Genetic Modification / Xing-Jun Wang, Han Xia, Shuan-Tao Liu [and others] -- Acceptance of Natural and Genetically Modified Hypoallergenic Apples by Consumers with an Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) / I.M. van der Meer, M.F. Schenk, A.R.H. Fischer [and others] -- Cow's Milk Allergens and Technologies to Control Allergenicity / Yong-Kang Luo, Guan-Hao Bu -- Part VI Environment, Hygiene and Societal Issues. Prevalence of Asthma and Asthmatic Symptoms in Children in Relation to Environmental Factors --Epidemiological Studies in School Children in Taiyuan, China / Zhuo-Hui Zhao, Zhuan-Hua Wang, Zheng Zhang [and others] -- The Relationship of Food Allergies and Respiratory Allergies in Urban and Rural Chinese Children / Gary W.K. Wong, Yu-Zhi Chen, Jing Li, Nan-Shan Zhong -- Socio-Economic Issues Associated with Food Allergy / L.J. Frewer, J. Voordouw, M.F. Schenk [and others] -- The Association between Helminth Infections and Atopic Diseases / L.A.H. Hermsen
Summary An allergy is an immunological disease caused by multiple factors and characterized by variability, specificity and complexity. ""Multidisciplinary Approaches to Allergies"" covers diverse aspects ranging from basic molecular mechanisms to societal issues within the framework of multidisciplinary approaches to allergies. It contains 29 chapters in 6 parts: General Allergy; Allergenic Sources and Allergens; Diagnosis; Therapies and Pharmacy; Hypoallergenic Products; Environment, Hygiene and Societal Issues. It can be used in education and research as introductory and supplementary material
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Allergy.
Hypersensitivity
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Allergy
Form Electronic book
Author Gao, Zhong-Shan
ISBN 9783642316098
3642316093
3642316085
9783642316081