The late Geoffrey West: Honourary member of the European Histamine Research Society F. L. Pearce OriginalPaper Pages: C129 - C130
Börje Uvnäs: Honorary member of the European Histamine Research Society W. Lorenz OriginalPaper Pages: C131 - C134
The impact of histamine research on clinical anesthesia and surgery J. Moss Plenary Lecture Pages: C135 - C148
Histamine release during induction of anaesthesia and preparation for operation in patients undergoing general surgery: Incidence and clinically severe cases D. DudaW. LorenzW. Dick Plenary Lecture Pages: C149 - C154
Histamine release in the course of elective conventional cholecystectomy in aged patients: Problems in defining release in relation to specific intraoperative events J. SattlerW. LorenzR. Dennhardt Plenary Lecture Pages: C155 - C161
Evidence for reduced traumatization during laparoscopic versus conventional cholecystectomy: Different changes in histamine levels related to special phases of operation R. LindlarU. SchäferW. Krack Plenary Lecture Pages: C162 - C167
Elevated plasma histamine levels in trauma patients: Results of a well-designed cross-sectional study with polytrauma and two control groups M. KünnekeM. SchnabelL. Gotzen Plenary Lecture Pages: C168 - C171
Histamine release “in vivo” and “in vitro” induced by hypnotics in normal and atopic patients M. C. LaxenaireJ. L. GuéantD. A. Moneret-Vautrin Plenary Lecture Pages: C172 - C176
Drug-induced interference in fluorometric histamine assays M. EnnisM. SchnabelW. Lorenz Plenary Lecture Pages: C177 - C180
Histamine release and related clinical events during and following abdominal and cardiac surgery W. K. ManJ. Spencer Plenary Lecture Pages: C181 - C183
Does heparin in clinical use contain histamine? M. AdtB. LamparterH. -J. Reimann Plenary Lecture Pages: C184 - C186
Nitric oxide and the cardiovascular actions of histamine B. LamparterS. S. GrossR. Levi Plenary Lecture Pages: C187 - C190
Selective activation of human mast cells by general anesthetics C. StellatoV. CasolaroG. Marone Plenary Lecture Pages: C191 - C194
Heterogeneity of human basophils and mast cells in response to muscle relaxants C. StellatoA. de PaulisG. Marone Plenary Lecture Pages: C195 - C198
Evidence of a progressive degranulation of basophil in subjects operated on without adverse reaction D. LarocheS. ChrysanthouH. Bricard Plenary Lecture Pages: C199 - C200
Plasma histamine and tryptase during anaphylactoid reactions D. LarocheM. C. VergnaudH. Bricard Plenary Lecture Pages: C201 - C202
Tryptase release and clinical severity of anaesthetic reactions John Watkins Plenary Lecture Pages: C203 - C205
IgE antibody-dependent and IgE-independent release of histamine in patients with anaphylactoid reactions to neuromuscular blockers E. S. K. Assem Plenary Lecture Pages: C206 - C210
Effects of vecuronium-induced histamineN-methyltransferase inhibition on cutaneous responses to histamine J. H. LevyD. Adelson Plenary Lecture Pages: C211 - C212
Problem solving strategies with biomedical and clinimetric components: The case of perioperative H1-+H2-prophylaxis W. LorenzB. StinnerW. Dick Plenary Lecture Pages: C213 - C218
The clinical and biological signs of histamine release during induction of anaesthesia and preparation of the surgical patient: A farewell party for the classical manifestations of anaphylaxis H. SitterW. LorenzA. Doenicke Plenary Lecture Pages: C219 - C230
Studies on the effectiveness of H1-+H2-antagonist combinations in preventing life-threatening anaphylactoid reactions in anaesthesia and surgery: Problems with selecting the animal model from clinical data and with “equi-effective” doses W. LorenzK. KuboW. Krack Plenary Lecture Pages: C231 - C237
Therapeutic efficacy of combined -receptor-antagonists on severe histamine-induced cardiovascular reactions in humans M. TrybaM. ZenzH. Thole Plenary Lecture Pages: C238 - C241
Guinea pig eosinophil major basic protein (GMBP) as a potent histamine releaser. (I) Histamine releasing activity of GMBP and its chemical structure K. TasakaM. MioT. Saito Plenary Lecture Pages: C242 - C245
Guinea pig eosinophil major basic protein as a potent histamine releaser. (II) Structure-activity relationships of GMBP1 and GMBP2 K. TasakaM. MioI. Aoki Plenary Lecture Pages: C246 - C249
Cyclosporin A inhibits histamine release from human peripheral basophils and human skin mast cells E. U. Amon Plenary Lecture Pages: C250 - C252
Alterations in membrane phospholipid turnover, arachidonic acid liberation and thromboxane formation in isolated mast cells treated with propranolol and atenolol R. NosálJ. PečivováK. Drábiková Plenary Lecture Pages: C253 - C255
Tumor necrosis factor — a novel stimulus for human skin mast cells to secrete histamine and tryptase F. J. van OverveldPh. G. JorensP. A. Vermeire Plenary Lecture Pages: C256 - C259
Cytokines modulate IgE-mediated histamine liberation from human basophils K. S. KristensenK. BendtzenH. Permin Plenary Lecture Pages: C260 - C264
Histamine secretion from mast cells stimulated with platelet activating factor (PAF) S. B. MustafaF. L. Pearce Plenary Lecture Pages: C265 - C267
Influence of aging on mast cell production of a nitric oxide-like factor: Comparison between normal and hypertensive rats E. MasiniA. PistelliP. F. Mannaioni Plenary Lecture Pages: C268 - C271
Some studies on histamine release from mast cells stimulated withα-chymotrypsin B. Emadi-KhiavF. L. Pearce Plenary Lecture Pages: C272 - C274
Comparative study of the anti-allergic and immunosuppressive activities of cyclosporin A and some of its analogues C. I. EzeamuzieE. S. K. AssemA. K. Bahl Plenary Lecture Pages: C275 - C278
Dissociation of histamine secretion and changes of oxidantantioxidant system indices in immunologically and nonimmunologically activated rat mast cells I. S. GushchinO. R. Tsinkalovsky Plenary Lecture Pages: C279 - C282
Anaphylactic histamine release and membrane fluidity of mast cells from young and aged rats M. CzuwajG. BartoszJ. Wyczółkowska Plenary Lecture Pages: C283 - C286
Passive sensitization of guinea-pig lung mast cells and alveolar macrophages with anti-ovalbumin IgG1 and IgG2 antibodies M. Al-LaithA. WeyerM. Bachelet Plenary Lecture Pages: C287 - C289
Effects of different secretagogues on synovial fluid mast cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis J. G. BlochL. AschC. Bronner Plenary Lecture Pages: C290 - C293
Possible role of mast cell membrane structures in the enhancement of spleen cell proliferation N. S. ProzorovskyI. S. GushchinO. A. Jamshchikova Plenary Lecture Pages: C294 - C297
Interleukin-4 in mononuclear cells and histamine release in peripheral blood from an atopic patientin vitro S. WellM. PaetzoldF. Diel Plenary Lecture Pages: C298 - C301
Inhibitory effect of the stereoisomers of dimethindene maleate (Fenistil®) on histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells W. L. LiuK. R. TainshF. L. Pearce Plenary Lecture Pages: C302 - C304
Role of phospholipase A2 and pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins in histamine secretion induced by substance P M. MousliT. FischerY. Landry Plenary Lecture Pages: C305 - C307
Characterization of potassium channels in mast cell plasma membranes: Their possible existence and involvement in potassium-evoked histamine release A. NémethZ. Huszti Plenary Lecture Pages: C308 - C310
Inhibition of histamine release from human FcεRI+ cells by nimesulide O. MarinoV. CasolaroG. Marone Plenary Lecture Pages: C311 - C314
A comparison of rat peritoneal mast cells purified using Percoll and Path-O-Cyte 4 G. A. MackayF. L. Pearce Plenary Lecture Pages: C315 - C317
Inhibitory effects of chloroquine on rat mast cell activation K. DrábikováJ. PečivováR. Nosál Plenary Lecture Pages: C318 - C320
The effects of heavy metal ions (Cd2+, Hg2+, Pb2+, Bi3+) on histamine release from human adenoidal and cutaneous mast cells S. BentC. GöttschW. Schmutzler Plenary Lecture Pages: C321 - C324
Electrophysiological characterization of histamine receptor subtypes in sheep cardiac Purkinje fibres U. ThomeU. BorchardD. Hafner Plenary Lecture Pages: C325 - C328
Hemodynamic profile of arpromidine and its F2-substituted derivatives in comparison to impromidine in congestive heart failure G. BaumannA. BuschauerS. Felix Plenary Lecture Pages: C329 - C332
Defibrotide decreases histamine release in a guinea-pig model of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion “in vitro” M. LupiniF. GambassiP. F. Mannaioni Plenary Lecture Pages: C333 - C335