Allergens and Airway Hyperreactivity

1. Front Matter

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2. The Influence of L-NAME on iNOS Expression and Markers of Oxidative Stress in Allergen-Induced Airway Hyperreactivity

   • M. Antošová, A. Strapková, P. Mikolka, J. Mokrý, I. Medveďová, D. Mokrá

   Pages 1-10

3. Influence of Roflumilast on Airway Reactivity and Apoptosis in Ovalbumin-Sensitized Guinea Pigs

   • I. Medvedova, M. Prso, A. Eichlerova, D. Mokra, P. Mikolka, J. Mokry

   Pages 11-18

4. Antitussive Activity of Withania somnifera and Opioid Receptors

   • Gabriela Nosálová, Veronika Sivová, Bimalendu Ray, Soňa Fraňová, Igor Ondrejka, Dana Flešková

   Pages 19-25

5. Effects of Provinol and Its Combinations with Clinically Used Antiasthmatics on Airway Defense Mechanisms in Experimental Allergic Asthma

   • I. Kazimierová, M. Jošková, O. Pecháňová, M. Šutovská, S. Fraňová

   Pages 27-34

6. Potassium Ion Channels and Allergic Asthma

   • M. Kocmalova, M. Oravec, M. Adamkov, V. Sadlonova, I. Kazimierova, I. Medvedova et al.

   Pages 35-45

7. Impulse Oscillometry in the Diagnosis of Airway Resistance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

   • T. Piorunek, M. Kostrzewska, S. Cofta, H. Batura-Gabryel, P. Andrzejczak, P. Bogdański et al.

   Pages 47-52

8. Efficacy of Noninvasive Volume Targeted Ventilation in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure Due to Kyphoscoliosis

   • P. Piesiak, A. Brzecka, M. Kosacka, R. Jankowska

   Pages 53-58

9. Back Matter

   Pages 59-59

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Respiratory allergy is constantly encountered and is sharply on the rise, particularly in the two most vulnerable age-groups: young children and seniors. Allergy results in airway hyperactivity and increased airway resistance, with all inflammatory sequelae being ensued. The chapters show how respiratory allergy research is interconnected with other disciplines by discussing neurotransmitter, membrane receptor, and ionic channel mechanisms of allergy and by giving diagnostic and pharmacological cues on desensitization and therapy.

• Airway hyperreactivity
• Asthma
• Bronchial hyperreactivity
• Codeine
• Hypoxemia
• Ion channels
• Lung function
• Opioid receptors
• Respiratory failure
• pharmacotherapy

• Institute of Psychology, Opole University, Poland

  Mieczyslaw Pokorski

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