Immunopharmacology and Inflammation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Riccardi, Carlo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Levi-Schaffer, Francesca (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Tiligada, Ekaterini (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Pharmaceutical technology.; Immunology.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.

A comprehensive overview of the current research on inflammation and immunopharmacology, with particular attention to the use of anti-inflammatory drugs, this book discusses future trends in this area of pharmacological research. It addresses an audience with basic knowledge in the inflammatory proc...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1-The Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation
• Mediators of Inflammation
• Innate Immunity in Inflammation
• Adaptive Immunity in Inflammation
• Histamine
• Neural Regulation of Inflammation: Inflammation and Neurotransmitters
• Part 2-Resolution of Inflammation
• The Proresolving Mediators
• Part 3-Immunopharmacology
• Regulation of Innate Immunity in Inflammation
• Biochemistry of Neutrophil Regulation
• Immune Mechanisms in Atherosclerosis and Potential for Immune Modulation Therapies
• IL-1 Receptor Families Regulation of Immunity and Disease
• Part 4-Classical Drugs to Treat Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases
• Glucocorticoids Molecular Mechanisms
• Glucocorticoids Immunity and Inflammation
• Strategies and Compounds to Circumvent Glucocorticoid Induced Side Effects
• Part 5-Innovative Drugs to Treat Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases
• Innovative Drugs for Allergy.