Inflammatory Cells and Mediators in Bronchial Asthma (Handbooks in Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Inflammatory Cells and Mediators in Bronchial Asthma (Handbooks in Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Book Details
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (October 24, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849372941
ISBN-13: 978-0849372940.
Book Description
Inflammatory Cells and Mediators in Bronchial Asthma provides reviews and summaries regarding state-of-the-art articles that examine the role of various inflammatory cells and their mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma. Topics include pharmacological and biochemical regulation of the airways; involvement of key inflammatory cells and the release and effect of their mediators in airway function; and the characteristics of receptors for leukotriene B4, C4, and D4, adenosine, platelet-activating factor, sensory and inflammatory peptides, and the effect of various anti-asthmatic drugs on airway inflammation. Physicians, allergists, immunologists, and pulmonary disease research scientists will find this book to be an invaluable reference resource.
