Inflammatory Processes: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783764360252)

Contents. List of Contributors. Preface. T.J. Mitchell and T.J. Williams: The role of eotaxin and related CC-chemokines in asthma and allergy. Roger J. Davis: Signal transduction by the JNK group of MAP kinases. Marie Chabot-Fletcher: TNF and IL-1 signaling to NF-kB. Anthony M. Manning: Small molecule regulators of AP-1 and NF-kB. Robert T. Abraham: Mammalian target of rapamycin: Immunosuppressive drugs offer new insights into cell growth regulation. Catherine A. Burton, John Boylan, Candy Robinson, Janet Kerr and Pamela Benfield: Constitutive expression of a tumor suppressor leads to tumor regression in a xenograft model. Steven D. Shapiro: Macrophage metalloproteinases in destructive inflammatory diseases. Nancy H. Ruddle: Lymphotoxin in inflammation and lymphoid organ development: Variations on a theme. Steven L. Kunkel, Sem H. Phan, Nicholas W. Lukacs, Cory Hogaboam and Stephen W. Chensue: Chemokine/cytokine biology during the evolution of fibrotic disease. Long Gu, Susan C. Tseng and Barrett J. Rollins: The role of MCP-1 in disease. Lisa A. Beck, Cristiana Stellato, Syed Shahabuddin, Renate Nickel and Robert P. Schleimer: The role of chemokines in allergic diseases of the airways. James Winkler and Ken Tramposch (coordicators): Ninth International Conference of the Inflammation Research Association, November 1-5, 1998: Summaries of workshops and poster discussions. William Williams and Elizabeth Arner (chair persons): Targets in rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. Lawrence Wennogle and Nancy Cusack (chair persons): Signal transduction and regulation of gene expression. James Burke and Floyd Chilton (chair persons): Mediators in inflammation and their enzymes. Denis Schrier and Fandrew Issekutz (chair persons): Cell adhesion molecules and leukocyte trafficking. Robert M. Strieter and David Underwood (chair persons): Pulmonary inflammation, fibrosis, and disease. W. Hunter and E. Turley (chair persons): Angiogenesis, wound repair and skin inflammation. Index.

Author: L. Gordon Letts,Douglas W. Morgan
ISBN-10: 3764360259
ISBN-13: 9783764360252
Publisher: Birkhauser Basel
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2000
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d