Pulmonary Infection and Inflammation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pokorski, Mieczyslaw (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 935
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Oxidative stress.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Oxidative Stress.

Pulmonary diseases are the major cause of human morbidity, taxing the health care system due to disease prevalence, chronicity, and social and fiscal costs. This book concentrates on the inflammatory and immunogenic settings of pulmonary disorders and related medical areas. Excessive inflammation ca...

Table of Contents:

• Prevalence of Pulmonary Infections Caused by Atypical Pathogens in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Patients
• Effects of S-Nitroso-N-Acetyl-Penicillamine (SNAP) on Inflammation, Lung Tissue Apoptosis and iNOS Activity in a Rabbit Model of Acute Lung Injury
• Combination Therapy with Budesonide and Salmeterol in Experimental Allergic Inflammation
• Monoclonal Antibodies for the Management of Severe Asthma
• Cough and Arabinogalactan Polysaccharide from the Bark of Terminalia Arjuna
• Bronchodilator and Anti-Inflammatory Action of Theophylline in a Model of Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Inflammation
• Importance of Social Relationships in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases
• The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Smokers and Non-Smokers of the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) Study
• Electrodermal Activity in Adolescent Depression
• Metagenomic Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.