Molecular and Biological Aspects of the Acute Allergic Reaction

S. Johansson

Springer Science & Business Media, Mar 7, 2013 - Medical - 464 pages

Ladies and Gentlemen, dear guests, It is my great pleasure and privilege to extend our heartiest wel come to you, the participants of this 33rd Nobel symposium. To those of you who have not attended a Nobel symposium before I would like just briefly to explain why Nobel's name is linked to this series of symposia. Alfred Nobel, who died in San Remo in 1896, donated the main part of his fortune to the promotion of in ternational science and culture by establishing annual prizes for outstanding discoveries or contributions within five fields, che mistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The annual awards should be distributed by five corresponding prize committees out of which four in Stockholm and one in Oslo (at that time Sweden and Norway were a united kingdom). The Nobel Foundation was instituted in 1900 with the main function to administer econo mically the Nobel Donation. It has done so very successfully. The Foundation has even been abl~ to beat the inflation and the prizes have steadily increased during the last 20 years. It might interest you to hear that this year's prizes will amount to 681. 000 Sw. crowns each. Due to the favourable financial development and also due to addi tional donations the Nobel Foundation decided to extend its inte rests by promoting the arrangements of symposia, lectures and other international scientific activities.

Contents

• Common Characteristics of Major Allergens: 3
• A Model for Studying the Genetics of Human: 23
• Induction and Suppression of IgE Antibody Response: 59
• T CellMediated Regulation of IgE Antibody Production: 79
• Production of IgE and Reaginic Antibody in Rats: 105
• IgEMyelomas in Rats: 125
• Macrophage Cytotoxicity Mediated by IgE Antibody: 153
• Function and Structure of Immunoglobulin E IgE: 175
• Functions and Development of Cell Receptors for: 199
• Modes of Action of AntigenAntibody Reaction: 217
• Protein Kinases in Rat Mast Cells: 229
• Influence of Calcium Ions and Metabolic Energy ATP: 255
• Molecular Events in Membrane Fusion Occurring During Mast: 279
• Structural and Functional: 293
• Prostaglandins and Related Substances in Acute Allergic: 321
• Formation Structure Function: 339
• Some Interrelations Among Chemotaxis Lysosomal Enzyme: 353
• Mechanism of Contact Activation: 371
• Neutrophil Generation of Permeability Enhancing Peptides: 391
• Specificity and Modulation of the Eosinophil: 417
• Lymphocyte Mediators Activated Macrophages and Tumor: 437
• Participants: 455

Bibliographic information

• Title: Molecular and Biological Aspects of the Acute Allergic Reaction; Volume 33 of Nobel Foundation Symposia
• Editor: S. Johansson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media, 2013
• ISBN: 1461343046, 9781461343042
• Length: 464 pages
• Subjects: Medical / General; Medical / Immunology