Purinergic Regulation of Respiratory Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Picher, Maryse (Editor), Boucher, Richard C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Subcellular Biochemistry, 55
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Infectious diseases.; Metabolic diseases.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Traumatology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Metabolic Diseases.; Infectious Diseases.; Traumatic Surgery.

We proudly present the first book to integrate all aspects of purinergic signaling in the respiratory system. The first chapters introduce basic notions of purinergic pharmacology and metabolism, which allows readers from all scientific backgrounds to fully grasp the importance of these signaling ne...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication. Preface
• Chapter 1. Nucleotide Release by Airway Epithelia
• Chapter 2. Mechanisms Regulating Airway Nucleotides
• Chapter 3. Computational Model for the Regulation of Extracellular ATP and Adenosine in Airway Epithelia
• Chapter 4. Regulation of Airway Nucleotides in Chronic Lung Diseases
• Chapter 5. Nucleotide-Mediated Airway Clearance
• Chapter 6. Purinergic Signaling in Wound Healing and Airway Remodeling
• Chapter 7. Purinergic Regulation of Airway Inflammation
• Chapter 8. Animal Models of Airway Diseases
• Chapter 9. Therapeutic Applications. Index.