1. Applications of Mouse Models to the Study of Food Allergy
Sara Benede and M. Cecilia Berin
2. Induction of Peanut Allergy through Inhalation of Peanut in Mice
Joseph J. Dolence
3. Assessment of Immune Responses in an Animal Model of Wheat Food Allergy via Epicutaneous Sensitization
Norimasa Tamehiro, Reiko Adachi, and Kazunari Kondo
4. A Mouse Model of Oral Sensitization to Hen's Egg White
Sara Benede, Daniel Lozano-Ojalvo, Rosina Lopez-Fandino, and Elena Molina
5. Induction of Hypersensitivity with Purified Beta-Lactoglobulin as a Mouse Model of Cow's Milk Allergy
Nicholas A. Smith and Kumi Nagamoto-Combs
6. Diet-induced Mouse Model of Atopic Dermatitis
Masanori Fujii, Yuki Shimazaki, and Takeshi Nabe
7. Animal Models of Contact Dermatitis: 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene-induced Contact Hypersensitivity
Mario C. Manresa
8. Induction of Airway Hypersensitivity to Ovalbumin and Dust Mite Allergens as Mouse Models of Allergic Asthma
Mei-Chi Chen, Jesse W Tai, and Cheng-Jang Wu
9. Generation and Characterization of Inducible Lung and Skin-Specific IL-22 Transgenic Mice
Li Zhou, Tao Zheng, and Zhou Zhu
10. Experimental Mouse Models of Ragweed- and Papain-Induced Allergic Conjunctivitis
Akira Matsuda, Toshiaki Hirakata, Yosuke Asada, and Susumu Nakae
11. Intravital Imaging of Vascular Permeability by Two-photon Microscopy
Gyohei Egawa, Sachiko Ono, and Kenji Kabashima
12. Isotype-specific Detection of Serum Immunoglobulins against Allergens
Danielle L. Germundson and Kumi Nagamoto-Combs
13. An Overview of Flow Cytometry: Its principles and applications in Allergic Disease Research
Taylor Schmit, Mitchell Klomp, and M. Nadeem Khan
14. The Application of Flow Cytometry for Simultaneous and Multi-Parametric Analysis of Heterogenous Cell Populations in Basic and Clinical Research
Taylor Schmit, Mitch Klomp, and M. Nadeem Khan
15. Cellular and Biochemical Analysis of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Murine Lungs
Rama Satyanarayana Raju Kalidhindi, Nilesh Sudhakar Ambhore, and Venkatachalem Sathish
16. Procedures to Evaluate Inflammatory and Pathological Changes during Allergic Airway Inflammation
Savita P. Rao, Stephanie Rastle-Simpson, Mythili Dileepan, and P. Sriramarao
17. Assessment of Lung Eosinophils in situ using Immunohistological Staining
Christopher D. Nazaroff, William E. LeSuer, Mia Y. Masuda, Grace Pyon,
Paige Lacy,
and Elizabeth A. Jacobsen
18. Preservation and Processing of Intestinal Tissue for the Assessment of Histopathology
Juliane Rieger, Lisa-Marie Pelckmann, and Barbara Drewes
19. Antibiotic Treatment in an Animal Model of Inflammatory Lung Disease
Alissa Cait, Melina Messing, Jessica Cait, Diana Canals Hernaez, and Kelly M. McNagny
20. Methods for Experimental Allergen Immunotherapy: Subcutaneous and Sublingual Desensitization in Mouse Models of Allergic Asthma
Laura Hesse, Arjen H. Petersen, and Martijn C. Nawijn
21. T Cell Epitope Immunotherapy in Mouse Models of Food Allergy
Christine Y.Y. Wai, Nicki Y.H. Leung, Ka Hou Chu, and Patrick S.C. Leung