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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799201903321

Titolo

Macrolides as Immunomodulatory Agents / / edited by Bruce K. Rubin, Masaharu Shinkai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-42859-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 287 p. 18 illus., 10 illus. in color.)

Collana

Progress in Inflammation Research, , 2296-4525 ; ; 92

Disciplina

615.329

Soggetti

Inflammation

Cancer

Immune system

Cellular signal transduction

Immunology

Immunotherapy

Cancer Biology

Immune Cell Signalling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Mechanisms of Action and Novel Macrolides -- Macrolides and Diseases Associated with Loss of Epithelial Barrier Integrity -- Macrolides and Inflammatory Cells, Signaling, and Mediators -- Part II. Clinical Use for Airway Disease -- Macrolides as Immunomodulatory Agents -- Macrolides and Cystic Fibrosis -- Non-CF Bronchiectasis -- Macrolide Use in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Macrolides and Asthma Therapy -- Macrolides and Interstitial Lung Diseases -- Macrolides in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Acute Lung Injury -- Azithromycin for Other Lung Diseases: Lung Transplantation and Sarcoidosis -- Macrolides for Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps -- Part III. Clinical Use for Other Diseases -- Macrolides for Cancer -- Macrolides in Chronic Skin Disorders -- Macrolide Use in Preschool Aged Children with Acute or Recurrent Respiratory Tract Illnesses with Wheezing -- Macrolides and Immunomodulation: Today and the Future.



Sommario/riassunto

For over 50 years, clinicians have known that macrolide antibiotics have effects on inflammation and the immune system that are not related to their antimicrobial properties. These immunomodulatory properties, best described for treating inflammatory airway diseases, protect the lung and the host and improve clinical status. This book summarizes our current knowledge regarding proposed mechanisms for these properties, established clinical results, and what the future may hold with emphasis on novel clinical applications and the fascinating development of non-antimicrobial macrolides with preserved and enhanced immunomodulatory properties.