Inflammatory Cells and Mediators in Bronchial Asthma: 1 (Handbooks in Pharmacology and Toxicology) - Hardcover

Agrawal, Devendra K.; Townley, Robert G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849372941 ISBN 13: 9780849372940

Publisher: CRC Press, 1990

Synopsis

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0849372941
• ISBN 13: 9780849372940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268