Histamine in Inflammation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Thurmond, Robin L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2010.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 709
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Human Physiology.

The year 2010 marks the centennial for the identification of histamine and the first glimpse of its many physiological functions. From these initial findings a rich tapestry of research has uncovered roles for histamine in almost every physiological process with new findings emerging every year. The...

Table of Contents:

• One Hundred Years of Histamine Research
• Molecular Pharmacology of the Four Histamine Receptors
• Histamine Synthesis and Lessons Learned from Histidine Decarboxylase Deficient Mice
• Histamine in Allergic Rhinitis
• The Role of Histamine in Ocular Allergy
• The Role of Histamine in Asthma
• Antihistamines in the Treatment of Urticaria
• Histamine and Antihistamines in Atopic Dermatitis
• Histamine, Immune Cells and Autoimmunity
• Histamine in Neurotransmission and Brain Diseases
• Histamine in Normal and Malignant Cell Proliferation
• The Future Antihistamines: Histamine H3 and H4 Receptor Ligands.