Histamine Receptors as Drug Targets

This book illustrates the current state-of-the-art in histamine research, with a focus on the appropriate methodologies to investigate the pharmacological properties and the therapeutic exploitation of HRs and their ligands. In addition, the range of techniques described provides an introduction to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tiligada, Ekaterini (Editor), Ennis, Madeleine (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Methodologies to Identify and Analyze Genetic Polymorphisms for Human Histamine Receptors
  • Development, Characterization, and Validation of Anti-Human H3 Receptor Isoform-Specific Antibodies
  • Approaches to Recombinant Histamine H3/H4 Receptor Expression in Mammalian Cells
  • Histamine H2 Receptor Biased Signaling Methods
  • Ligand-Binding Kinetics on Histamine Receptors
  • Methods to Study the Molecular Pharmacology of the Histamine H4 Receptor
  • Chemiluminescence: A Sensitive Method for Detecting the Effects of Histamine Receptor Agonists/Antagonists on Neutrophil Oxidative Burst
  • Techniques Used in Pharmacological Evaluation of Histamine H4 Receptor Function on Native Human Eosinophils
  • Assessment of the Efficacy of Histamine Receptor Antagonists in Murine Models of Atopic Dermatitis
  • Methodological Approaches to Study Histamine Pharmacology in the Kidney: From Cell Culture and Cell Imaging to Functional Assays and Electron Microscopy
  • Histamine and the Kidney: In Vivo Animal Models
  • Methodological Approaches to Investigate the Effects of Histamine Receptor Targeting Compounds in Preclinical Models of Breast Cancer
  • Evaluation of Histidine Decarboxylase (HDC) Activity and Human Histamine Receptor 3 (H3R) and HDC mRNA Levels
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers in Neuroinflammation: The Paradigm of Optic Neuritis
  • In Vivo Diagnostic Procedures for IgE-Mediated Allergic Disorders
  • Dermatological Indications of Antihistamines
  • Histamine Quantification in Human Blood Samples