Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Asthma and COPD

2004
ISBN: 978-3-642-05590-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 161, 378 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 587 g

Reihe: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

The aim of the book is to provide an in-depth review of our current understanding of the pathogenesis of both asthma and COPD. This volume also discusses the promising new options for pharmacological intervention of these diseases. Each chapter is extensively referenced, generously illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs, and represents a state-of-the-art review of this important area of lung biology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Page, Clive P.

Barnes, Peter J.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pneumologie, Atmung, Asthma

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Current Drugs.- ?-Adrenoceptor Agonists.- Anticholinergic Bronchodilators.- Theophylline in the Treatment of Respiratory Disease.- Corticosteroids.- Mediator Antagonists and Anti-Allergic Drugs.- 2. Future Drugs.- New Bronchodilator Drugs.- Selective Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Respiratory Disease.- Cytokine Modulators.- Inhibitors of Leucocyte—Endothelial Adhesion as Potential Treatments for Respiratory Disease.- New Antiallergic Drugs.- Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacogenomics and Gene Therapy.- Evaluation of New Drugs for Asthma and COPD: Endpoints, Biomarkers and Clinical Trial Designs.- Novel Anti-inflammatory Therapies.