Current Topics on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of Upper Airways: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of the Upper Airways, Wakayama, Japan 9-11 April 2003, [Kõva köide]

Preface. Contents. Lectures. Tonsil - a mysterious organ-novel
approaches using human-skin/SCID chimera (N. Yamanaka et al.). Mucosal
immunity in infectious disease and allergy (P. Brandtzaeg). Syndecan shedding
from epithelial cells affects host defense against respiratory infection
(E.Kita, K. Mikasa, K. Kasahara). Pneumococcal proteins that may constitute
the next generation vaccine for pneumococcal disease (D.E. Briles et al.).
Dynamism of the mucosal immune system: from tissue organogenesis to immunity
(S. Fukuyama et al.). Powered intracapsular tonsillectomy: for pediatric
tonsillar hypertrophy (P.J. Koltai). Tonsil immunity and
pharyngo-tonsillitis. Immunological derangement in tonsils with recurrent
infections A study of co-stimulatory factors on tonsillar B lymphocytes (K.
Fujihara et al.). Tonsil immunity and efficacy of tonsillectomy for tonsillar
focal infections (Y. Harabuchi et al.). Mucosal vaccine. Mucosal vaccines
for Moraxella catarrhalis (X.X. Gu et al.). Morphology and innate immunity
of tonsils. Palatine tonsils - are they branchiogenic organs? (J. Slipka
Sr., J. Slipka Jr.). Lymphoepithelial compartment of human palatine tonsils
as a structural homologue of the thymus (V. Bykova et al.). Expression
profile of human defensins in tonsils (R. Imai et al.). Animal models for
tonsil research. M-cell subsets in SCID mice nasal tonsil (T. Karchev et
al.). Tonsils and sleep apnea. Results of tonsillectomy for obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome in adults with tonsillar hypertrophy (S. Nakata et al.).
Obstructive sleep apnea by analysis of MRI findings (T. Shintani, T. Kozawa,
T. Himi). Mucosal defense and allergy in upper airways. Bacteriological
view of lower respiratory tract infection in children seen in regional
hospital in Yokohama (A. Nariai, S. Yokota). Distribution and role of mast
cells in human tonsil (H. Yokoi et al.). Expression of steroid receptors in
palatine tonsils (H. Shirasaki et al.). Recurrent tonsillitis. Intranasal
immuniation against Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis (J.C.
McMichael et al.). Clinical aspects of inferior pole peritonsillar abscess
(Y. Hayamizu et al.). Bacterial infections in tonsils and the lower airways.
Detection of Neisseria meningitidis in tonsils varies in relation to the
frequency of invasive disease (D. Nadal et al.). Immune responses of palatine
tonsil against bacterial antigens (N. Tanaka et al.). Focal infections and
basic problems - IgA nephropathy and arthritis. A 10-year retrospective
case-control study for IgA nephropathy after tonsillectomy (H. Akagi et al.).
Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis and tonsillitis induced reactive
arthritis (S. Kobayashi et al.). Viral and bacterial infections and mucosal
immunity. Detection of Epstein-Barr virus in children's adenoids by in situ
hybridization (L.H. Endo et al.). Focal infections and basic problems - PPP.
T-cell activation in tonsils of patients with pustulosis palmaris et
plantaris (M. Takahara et al.). The role of palatine tonsil in the
pathogenesis of pustulosis palmaris et plantaris (T. Iwatsubo et al.). A role
of skin homing receptor on tonsillar T-cells from patients with pustulosis
palmaris et plantaris (PPP) (H. Nozawa et al.). MALT, NALT and mucosal
vaccines. Epitope analysis of the P6 outer membrane protein of non-typeable
haemophilus influenzae (Y. Ishida et al.). NALT-genesis is induced by Id2
gene-dependent CD3-CD4+CD45+cells (S. Fukuyama et al.). Medical and surgical
treatments for tonsillar diseases. Nasopharyngeal flora and drug
susceptibility in children with macrolide therapy (Y. Iino et al.).
Endoscopic adenoidectomy with microdebrider (S. Rojas Khek et al.).
Development of new blades of ultrasonic surgical system (SonoSurgR) for
tonsillectomy and nasal conchotomy (K. Suzuki et al.). Immediate
tonsillectomy for peritonsillar abscess (T. Watanabe et al.). Otitis media
and tonsils. Adenoid and otitis media with effusion - mini review (H.
Takahashi et al.). Detection of Alloiococcus otitidis and three middle ear
pathogens in the nasopharynx and the middle ear effusion of otitis-prone
children (R. Takada et al.). Posters. Acoustic analysis of pediatric
snoring (H. Hattori et al.). Acoustic analysis of snoring sounds with chaos
theory (A. Sakakura). Anterior uveitis and poststreptococcal reactive
arthritis (S. Kobayashi et al.). Bacterial florae of palatine tonsils in
patients with IgA nephropathy (S. Matsutani, O. Hotta). Recurrent and chronic
inflammations of Waldeyer's ring in childhood: infectuous, structural and
immunological features (D. Passali et al.). Modifications of moxifloxacin
concentrations in plasma and tonsillar tissue after multiple administration
in adults (D. Passali et al.). HIV mucosal vaccine: nasal immunization with
rBCG-V3J1 induces a long term V3J1 peptide-specific neutralizing immunity in
Th1 - and Th2- deficient condition (H. Goto et al.). The EBV action in
tonsils and adenoids (L.H. Endo et al.). Management of peritonsillar abscess
(K. Yoda et al.). Usage of surgical lasers for the treatment of chronic
tonsillitis (E.A. Lvova, I.S. Manevich). Evaluation of pharyngolryngeal
region with 3-D computed tomography (M. Oda et al.). Malignant lymphoma of
the tonsil (S. Endo et al.). A study of costimulatory factors in tonsils of
pustulosis palmaris et plantaris (K. Kishibe et al.). Index of authors.
Keyword index.