Biochemistry of Inflammation
Springer (Verlag)
978-0-7923-8985-9 (ISBN)
The first chapter gives a visual overview of the subject; the remaining chapters are organized into three themes: the affector molecules, the regulatory components and the processes of inflammation itself.
This book is essential reading for the busy physician or pathologist who wants to be up-to-date with the latest developments in immunology as they affect the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions.
1 An overview of the inf lammatory response.- 2 The complement system and inflammation.- 3 The kinin system: current concepts and perspectives.- 4 Role of cellular proteinases and their protein inhibitors in inflammation.- 5 Eicosanoids (prostaglandins and leukotrienes).- 6 The role of toxic oxygen species in inflammation with special reference to DNA damage.- 7 Glucocorticoids and lipocortin.- 8 Platelet activating factor and cytokine feedback regulation ofendothelial integrity: implications for the treatment of inflammatory disease.- 9 A role for neuropeptides in inflammation.- 10 Interleukin 1 as an inflammatory mediator.- 11 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and inflammation.- 12 Interleukin 6: a consequence of inflammation.- 13 The acute phase response.- 14 The role of leukocyte chemotaxis in inflammation.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.2.1992 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Immunology and Medicine ; 18 |
| Zusatzinfo | XII, 313 p. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7923-8985-9 / 0792389859 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7923-8985-9 / 9780792389859 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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