Asthma [[electronic resource] ] : Modern Therapeutic Targets

• Record Nr.: UNISA996339117803316
• Autore: Polosa Riccardo
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2007
• ISBN: 1-280-75122-3; 9786610751228; 1-84692-564-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Collana: Therapeutic Strategies
• Altri autori (Persone): HolgateS. T
• Disciplina: 616.2/38061
• Soggetti: Anti-inflammatory agents; Asthma -- Treatment; Asthma; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Respiratory System Agents; Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Therapeutic Uses; Lung Diseases; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Diseases; Hypersensitivity; Pharmacologic Actions; Chemical Actions and Uses; Immune System Diseases; Anti-Asthmatic Agents
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Editors and Contributors; Preface; Section I: Autocoids and their receptors in airway diseases; Section II: Enzyme inhibitors; Section III: Sensory nerves and sensory neuropeptides; Section IV: Receptors in immunology; Abbreviations; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The care of an increasing number of adult and child patients with asthma has become a major task for clinicians, and a growing concern for public health physicians and health care administrators. At the same time, and in response to this situation, a considerable effort is being made in basic and clinical research to develop new treatments. This book looks into the future and assesses the possibilities of a number of new therapies for asthma under exploration and development. A group of distinguished international authors examine the potential of new agents working on various targets that are