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The Respiratory Burst and Its Physiological Significance

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Anthony J. Sbarra

    1. St. Margaret’s Hospital for Women, Boston, USA
      Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

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  2. Robert R. Strauss

    1. Clinical Pathology Facility, Inc., Pittsburgh, USA

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. The Respiratory Burst

    • Niels Borregaard
    Pages 1-31

  3. The Respiratory Burst of Phagocytes

    • Giorgio Berton, Stefano Dusi, Paolo Bellavite
    Pages 33-52

  4. The Respiratory Burst and the NADPH Oxidase of Phagocytic Leukocytes

    • Dirk Roos, René Lutter, Ben G. J. M. Bolscher
    Pages 53-76

  5. The Respiratory Burst and Cellular Ion Homeostasis

    • Barbara Styrt, Mark S. Klempner
    Pages 77-98

  6. An Expanded View of the Phagocytic Respiratory Burst

    • Myron S. Cohen, Bradley E. Britigan
    Pages 99-116

  7. The Respiratory Burst and Endothelial Cells

    • Aldo Dobrina, Pierluigi Patriarca
    Pages 117-140

  8. The Respiratory Burst of Eosinophils

    • Giuliano Zabucchi, Renzo Menegazzi, Pierluigi Patriarca
    Pages 141-157

  9. The Respiratory Burst and Lymphocyte Function

    • Arthur L. Sagone Jr.
    Pages 159-190

  10. Modulation of the Respiratory Burst by Naturally Occurring Substances

    • Stanley D. Somerfield, Emil Skamene
    Pages 191-201

  11. Oxidants Formed by the Respiratory Burst

    • Peter J. O’Brien
    Pages 203-232

  12. Drug-Induced Agranulocytosis and Other Effects Mediated by Peroxidases during the Respiratory Burst

    • Jack P. Uetrecht
    Pages 233-243

  13. The Respiratory Burst and the Metabolism of Drugs

    • Arthur L. Sagone Jr.
    Pages 245-276

  14. The Respiratory Burst and Carcinogenesis

    • Leo I. Gordon, Sigmund A. Weitzman
    Pages 277-298

  15. The Respiratory Burst and Mechanisms of Oxygen Radical-Mediated Tissue Injury

    • Jeffrey S. Warren, Peter A. Ward, Kent J. Johnson
    Pages 299-314

  16. The Respiratory Burst of Neutrophilic Granulocytes and Its Influence on Infected Tissues

    • Jan Maciej ZgliczyÅ„ski, Teresa StelmaszyÅ„ska
    Pages 315-347

  17. The Respiratory Burst and Psoriasis

    • Rudolf E. Schopf
    Pages 349-371

  18. The Respiratory Burst and Diabetes Mellitus

    • József T. Nagy, Tamás Fülöp Jr., George Paragh, Gabriella Fóris
    Pages 373-383

  19. The Respiratory Burst of Fertilization

    • Eric E. Turner, Bennett M. Shapiro
    Pages 385-403

  20. The Respiratory Burst and Atherosclerosis

    • George Paragh, Éva M. Kovács, József T. Nagy, Gabriella FoÅ•is, Tamás Fülöp Jr.
    Pages 405-418
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When phagocytes are exposed to a number of different stimuli, they undergo dra­ matic changes in the way they process oxygen. Oxygen uptake increases markedly, frequently more than 50-fold; the phagocytes begin to produce large quantities of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide; and they immediately begin to metabolize large amounts of glucose by way of the hexose monophosphate shunt. This series of changes has become known as the respiratory burst. It was first believed that the major function of this respiratory burst was to generate powerful antibacterial agents by the partial reduction of oxygen. It is becoming apparent that the respiratory burst has much wider application, and its physiological function in many different biolog­ ical areas is clear. In this volume, we have attempted to bring together the work of experts who have published extensively on the involvement of the respiratory burst in different physiological functions. In the first three chapters, Dr. Borregaard and Dr. Berton and co-workers and Dr. Roos and co-workers bring together what is known about the respiratory burst. They present up-to-date versions of the biochemical and metabolic activities associ­ ated with the burst. In Chapter 4, Dr. Styrt and Dr. Klempner discuss the respiratory burst as it affects cellular ion homeostasis. Dr. Cohen and Dr. Britigan (Chapter 5) present some interesting data on the competition between the respiratory burst and bacteria for oxygen. Dr. Dobrina and Dr.

Editors and Affiliations

  • St. Margaret’s Hospital for Women, Boston, USA

    Anthony J. Sbarra

  • Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    Anthony J. Sbarra

  • Clinical Pathology Facility, Inc., Pittsburgh, USA

    Robert R. Strauss

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