Stephen T. Holgate (ed.)

Immunopharmacology of Respiratory System

Herausgeber: Holgate, Stephen T; Page, Clive

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Immunopharmacology represents the boundary between the immune system and chemical mediators of the inflammatory and neuroendocrine responses. The subject as applied to the respiratory system embraces most of the common non-malignant lung diseases of which asthma and allied disorders are the most prevalent. An understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the disorders provides rationale for prevention and drug treatment as well as creating opportunities for novel drug development. Immunopharmacology of Respiratory System embraces all of these principles and should enable the reader to become rapidly updated in an area of medical importance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Seitenzahl: 265
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 196mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 739g
• ISBN-13: 9780123523259
• ISBN-10: 0123523257
• Artikelnr.: 21201649

Autorenporträt

Stephen T. Holgate is a Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology at Southampton General Hospital.

Inhaltsangabe

Macrophages and Dendritic Cell Populations in the Respiratory Tract. The
Role of T Lymphocytes in Mucosal Protection and Injury. The Regulation of
Immunoglobulin-E Synthesis. Mast Cells and Basophils: Their Role in
Initiating and Maintaining Inflammatory Responses. Eosinophils: Effector
Leukocytes of Allergic Inflammatory Responses. Cytokine Regulation of
Chronic Inflammation in Asthma. Neural Networks in the Lung. The
Microvasculature as a Participant in Inflammation. Regulation of Airway
Smooth Muscle. The Airway Epithelium: The Origin and Target of Inflammatory
Airways Disease and Injury. Transition Between Inflammation and Fibrosis in
the Lung. The Cell Biology of the Resolution of Inflammation.