Particle-Lung Interactions

Peter Gehr, Christian Mühlfeld, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Fabian Blank (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

2009 | 2nd edition
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4200-7256-3 (ISBN)

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Written by an expanded team of leading international scientists, the second edition thoroughly investigates research and therapies for managing adverse physiological effects of air-borne particles on the respiratory tract. The book examines the lung as the gateway for particle damage to organs outside the respiratory system and provide the information needed to understand and combat the numerous and varied ailments caused by inhaled particles.

Peter Gehr, University of Berne, Switzerland. Christian Mühlfeld, University of Giessen, Germany. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, University of Berne, Switzerland. Fabian Blank University of Berne, Switzerland.

Introduction Preface Part 1: Structure and Function of the Lung 1. Functional Aspects of Lung Structure as Related to Interaction with Particles Part 2: Particle Characteristics2. Ambient Tropospheric Particles 3. Manufactured Nanoparticles 4. Particulate Carriers for Pulmonary Drug Delivery Part 3: Inhalation of Particles 5. Deposition, Retention and Clearance, and Translocation of Inhaled Fine and Nano-Sized Particles in the Respiratory Tract Part 4: Health Effects of Particle Inhalation6. The Epidemiology of Particle Health Effects 7. Cardiovascular Consequences of Particles 8. Autonomic Mediation of the Cardiac Responses to Particle Exposure 9. Effects of Airborne Particles on Respiratory Viral Infection 10. Airborne Particles and Structural Remodeling of the Lungs Part 5: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Particle Health Effects 11. Effect of Particles on Mucus and Mucociliary Clearance 12. The Role of Surfactant in Particle Exposure 13. Nanoparticle–Cell Membrane Interactions 14. Mechanisms and Processes Underlying Toxicological Responses to Particles 15. Aeroallergen-Lung Interactions 16. Dose-Response Relationships

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.9.2009
Reihe/Serie	Lung Biology in Health and Disease
Zusatzinfo	120 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	566 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10	1-4200-7256-0 / 1420072560
ISBN-13	978-1-4200-7256-3 / 9781420072563
Zustand	Neuware