Allergies and Hypersensitivity Disease in Animals
- 1st Edition - November 13, 2021
- Author: Ian R Tizard
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 3 9 3 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 3 9 4 - 3
Learn to treat allergic diseases in animals using the latest protocols, procedures, and studies! Allergies and Hypersensitivity Disease in Animals provides an all-in-one review of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLearn to treat allergic diseases in animals using the latest protocols, procedures, and studies! Allergies and Hypersensitivity Disease in Animals provides an all-in-one review of allergic diseases in dogs, cats, horses, and livestock species. Addressing this growing problem, the book covers key topics such as signs of allergies and hypersensitivity disease, the route by which antigens enter the body, the major mediators of allergies, allergic reactions including anaphylaxis and atopic and contact dermatitis, and diagnosis and treatment. Written by noted veterinary author Ian R. Tizard, this evidence-based reference includes an enhanced eBook with print purchase, with access to a fully searchable version of the text available on a variety of devices. It’s a must-have for every veterinary practice!
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Section 1. Basic Science
- 1. The immune system and the defense of the body
- Innate immunity
- Adaptive immunity
- Suggested reading
- 2. Type 2 immune responses
- Dendritic cells
- Helper T cells
- Regulatory T cells
- Innate lymphoid cells
- Type 2 responses
- B cell responses
- Immunoglobulin E
- Suggested reading
- 3. Mast cells
- Life history
- Structure
- Location
- Receptors
- Secretory granules
- Degranulation
- Non-IgE-mediated degranulation
- Late-phase responses
- Suggested reading
- 4. Eosinophils and basophils
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
- Suggested reading
- 5. The mediators of inflammation and allergy
- Inflammatory mediators
- Cytokines
- Suggested reading
- 6. The itch-scratch cycle
- Itch sensation
- Itch mediators
- Non-histaminergic itch
- Cells involved
- Scratching
- Suggested reading
- 7. The hygiene hypothesis
- The hygiene hypothesis
- The intestinal microbiota
- Microbial immunosuppression
- Dysbiosis
- Skin microbiota
- Respiratory microbiota
- Helminth parasites
- Suggested reading
- Section 2. Allergic Diseases
- 8. Anaphylaxis
- IgE-dependent anaphylaxis
- Non-IgE-mediated anaphylaxis
- Domestic mammal anaphylaxis
- Suggested readings
- 9. Atopic dermatitis
- Introduction
- Predisposing conditions
- Allergic inflammation
- Pathogenesis
- Clinical disease
- Feline atopic skin syndrome
- Suggested readings
- 10. Malassezia and staphylococci
- Malassezia
- Staphylococci
- Suggested readings
- 11. Allergies in the gastrointestinal tract
- The fate of foods
- Food allergic animals
- Milk allergy in cattle
- Parasite “self-cure”
- Suggested readings
- 12. Allergies to arthropods
- Chitin responses
- Inhalant allergies
- Allergies to insect venoms
- Suggested readings
- 13. Allergic respiratory disease
- Asthma in humans
- Respiratory allergies in animals
- Suggested readings
- 14. Drug allergies
- Allergic responses
- Immune receptor interactions
- Pseudoallergic reactions
- Some specific drugs
- Management
- Suggested readings
- 15. Allergies to vaccines
- Type I hypersensitivities
- Type II hypersensitivities
- Type III hypersensitivities
- Type IV reactions
- Suggested readings
- Section 3. Treatments
- 16. Allergen-specific immunotherapy
- The science of immunotherapy
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- 17. Drug therapy
- Inhibition of mast cell products
- Epidermal barrier dysfunction
- Other treatments
- Biological therapy
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- Section 4. Other Hypersensitivities
- 18. Type III hypersensitivity diseases
- Pathogenesis
- Suggested reading
- 19. Selected type IV hypersensitivities
- Cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity
- Contact dermatitis
- Canine contact dermatitis
- Suggested reading
- 20. Diagnostic assays
- In vitro assays
- In vivo assays
- Suggested reading
- 21. Allergies in veterinarians
- Allergens
- Specific environments
- Veterinarians
- Pathogenesis
- Specific immunotherapy
- Suggested reading
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Index
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 13, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323763936
- eBook ISBN: 9780323763943
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