Human Airway Inflammation : Sampling Techniques and Analytical Protocols /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ :
Humana Press : Imprint: Humana,
2001.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001. |
| Series: | Methods in Molecular Medicine,
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Table of Contents:
- Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Asthma
- Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Asthma
- Sample Collection
- Biopsy Techniques
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
- Nasal Secretions and Exudations
- Sample Collection
- Induced Sputum
- Induced Sputum
- Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide
- Measurement of Exhaled Hydrocarbons
- Breath Condensate as a Vehicle for Collection of Inflammatory Mediators, Especially Hydrogen Peroxide
- Cell Isolation and Culture
- Airway Epithelial Cells (Primaries vs Cell Lines)
- Isolation and Culture of Human Alveolar Type II Pneumocytes
- Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells
- Isolation and Culture of Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells
- Isolation and Purification of Human Mast Cells and Basophils
- Neutrophils
- Macrophages
- Collection, Separation, and Activation of Human T Lymphocytes
- Eosinophils
- Gene Expression/Regulation
- Analysis of Gene Expression
- Analysis of Gene Expression
- The Technique of In Situ Hybridization
- Measurement of Airway Mucin Gene Expression
- Transcription Factors and Inflammatory Gene Regulation
- Mediators
- Inflammatory Mediators in Spontaneously Produced Sputum
- Flow Cytometry
- Measurement of Granulocyte Pharmacodynamics in Whole Blood by Flow Cytometry
- Current In Vitro Models of Leukocyte Migration
- Tracing Intracellular Mediator Storage and Mobilization in Eosinophils
- Measurement of Metalloproteinases
- Immunocytochemistry and Immunohistochemistry
- The Measurement of Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in Urine
- Quantitative Analysis of Cyclooxygenase Metabolites of Arachidonic Acid
- Quantitative Analysis of F2 Isoprostanes.