Biotherapeutic Approaches To Asthma

Addressing the need for enhanced drug selectivity and efficacy, Biotherapeutic Approaches to Asthma is an authoritative and timely guide for respiratory specialists, clinical immunologists, allergists, physiologists, pulmonologists, otolaryngologists, and medical school students in these disciplines. It contains emerging data on the importance of c

Addressing the need for enhanced drug selectivity and efficacy, Biotherapeutic Approaches to Asthma is an authoritative and timely guide for respiratory specialists, clinical immunologists, allergists, physiologists, pulmonologists, otolaryngologists, and medical school students in these disciplines. It contains emerging data on the importance of chemokines and their receptors in the control and regulation of allergic airway inflammation.

This reference collects the latest studies on the development, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood asthma and offers current perspectives on new technologies that will shape the management of pediatric asthma in the forthcoming decade-illustrating how advances in pulmonary function measurement, inflammatory markers, imaging, and pharmacogenetics will enhance the diagnosis and monitoring of asthma in years to come.

Responding to the growth of research in the field over the past decade, this book brings together leading investigators with expertise in pulmonology, pathology, and developmental biology to clarify the mechanisms that regulate the development of bronchial vascular remodeling in asthma and COPD, as well as explore the pathophysiological processes t

This book sums up the mechanistic basis, current status, and future prospects of steroid inhalation as the cornerstone of prophylactic asthma therapy, identifying its kinetic basis-especially the essential airway selectivity-and including a historical account of inhaled glucocorticoid development. Makes connections among the underlying pharmacol

One of the first comprehensive studies of the social and economic consequences of this chronic pulmonary illness, Asthma's Impact on Society assesses how communities, families, and individuals confront asthma and try to minimize its deleterious effects. Written by over 25 highly esteemed experts, Asthma's Impact on Society defines the con

Five-Lipoxygenase Products in Asthma offers an authoritative examination of the biochemistry, basic pharmacology, and clinical pharmacology of the leukotrienes with special emphasis on their role in asthma. A critical reference for every asthma researcher and clinician, Five-Lipoxygenase Products in Asthma highlights agents and products

This reference presents investigations into the role of respiratory infections in protecting against allergy and asthma development, the activation of airway inflammation, and exacerbations of asthma--exploring cellular and molecular mechanisms, as well as factors including genetics, the environment, and allergen exposure.