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Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management
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Second Edition
Edited By
Peter Barnes, Imperial College, London, UK
Jeffrey Drazen, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Stephen Rennard, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA
Neil Thomson, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
Description
The Second Edition of Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management continues to provide a unique and authoritative comparison
of asthma and COPD. Written and edited by the world's leading experts, it continues to be a comprehensive review of the most recent understanding
of the basic mechanisms of both conditions, specifically comparing their etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments.
Audience
Cell biologists, immunologists, pharmacologists and physicians working in pulmonary research in academia or the pharmaceutical industry
Contents
1 Definitions, Epidemiology and Genetics of Asthma and COPD
2 Epidemiology
3 Natural History
4 Genetics of Asthma and COPD
5 Pulmonary
Physiology
6 Airway Pathology
7 Airway Remodeling
8 Animal Models
9 Mast Cells and Basophils
10 Dentritic Cells
11 Macrophages
12 Eosinophils
13 Lymphocytes
14 Neutrophils
15 Fibroblasts
16 Epithelial Cells
17 Mucus and Mucin-Secreting Cells
18 Airway Smooth Muscle
19 Tracheobronchial
Circulation
20 Pulmonary Vessels
21 Adhesion Molecules
22 Extracellular Matrix
23 Prostanoids
24 Leukotrienes and Lipoxins
25 Reactive
Oxygen Species
26 Chemokines
27 Cytokines
28 Matrix Degrading Proteinases
29 Growth Factors,
30 Nitric Oxide
31 Transcription Factors
32 Neural and Humoral Control
33 Pathophysiology of Asthma
34 Pathogenesis of COPD
35 Allergens
36 Occupational Agents
37 Infections
38 Exercise as a Stimulus
39 Atmospheric Pollutants
40 Drugs
41 Diagnosis
42 Non-invasive Assessment of Airway Inflammation
43 Imaging
44 Systemic Manifestations
45 Cardiovascular Effects
46 Allergen Avoidance
47 Smoking Cessation
48 2-adrenoceptor Agonists
49 Anticholinergic
Bronchodilators
50 Theophylline
51 Corticosteroids
52 Mediator Antagonists
53 Antibiotics
54 Long-term Oxygen Therapy
55 Immunomodulators
56 Pulmonary Vasodilators
57 Ventilator Support
58 Pulmonary Rehabilitation
59 Surgery and Other Mechanical Interventions
60 Other Therapies
61 Future Therapies
62 Health Economics
63 Management of Chronic Asthma in Adults
64 Asthma Exacerbations
65 Childhood Asthma
66 Treatment
for Stable COPD
67 Acute Exacerbations of COPD
68 Education and Self-Management
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Hardbound, 896 pages, publication date: OCT-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374001-4
ISBN-10: 0-12-374001-0
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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