Series Editor:
Elisabeth Hoefsmit, Vrje Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clive Page, King's College London, U.K.
Edited by
Carla Bruijnzeel-Koomen, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Description
The consequences for diseases involving the immune system such as AIDS, and chronic inflammatory diseases such as bronchial asthma, rheumatoid
arthritis, and atherosclerosis, now account for a considerable economic burden to governments worldwide. In response there has been an
enormous research effort investigating the basic mechanisms underlying such diseases, and a tremendous drive to identify novel therapeutic
applications for their prevention and treatment. Though a plethora of immunological studies have been published in recent years, little
has been written about the implications of such research for drug development. As a consequence, this area has not gained the prominence
of other new fields such as molecular pharmacology or neuropharmacology, and a focal information source for the many pharmacologists
interested in diseases of the immune system remains unpublished.
The Handbook of Immunopharmacology Series provides
such a source through the commissioning of a comprehensive collection of volumes on all aspects of immunopharmacology. Editors have been
sought after for each volume who are not only active in their respective areas of expertise, but who also have a distinctly pharmacological
bias to their research.
The Series follows three main themes, each represented by volumes on individual component topics. The first
covers each of the major cell types and classes of inflammatory mediators ("cells and mediators"). The second covers each of the major
organ systems and the diseases involving the immune and inflammatory responses that can affect them ("systems"). The third covers different
classes of drugs currently used to treat these diseases as well as those under development ("drugs").
Included in series
Handbook of Immunopharmacology
Audience:
Research-level pharmacologists and as a reference work in this area for those involved in degree-level teaching.A Publication of Academic Press U.K.
