New Targets in Inflammation: Inhibitors of Cox-2 or Adhesion Molecules (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780792387145)

Preface. 1. The History of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Their Mechanism of Action; J.R. Vane, R.M. Botting. 2. Structure of Prostaglandin H2synthase-1 (COX-1) and its NSAID Binding Sites; P.J. Loll. 3. Differential Inhibition of Cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 by NSAIDs; M. Pairet, et al. 4. Blockade of Inflammatory Hyperalgesia and Cyclooxygenase-2; S.H. Ferreira. 5. Brain COX-2 in Experimental Models of Epilepsy and Stroke: Signalling Pathways Leading to Enhanced Expression; N.G. Bazan, et al. 6. New Highly Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors; A.W. Ford-Hutchinson. 7. Characteristics of Cyclooxygenase-1 and Cyclooxygenase-2-Deficient Mice; S.G. Morham, R. Langenbach. 8. X-Ray Crystal Structure of Human Cyclooxygenase-2; M. Browner. 9. Risk of Gastrointestinal Side Effects Caused by Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs); H. Jick. 10. Expression and Regulation of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Synovial Tissues of Arthritic Patients; L.J. Crofford. 11. Differential Target Tissue Presentation and COX-1/COX-2 Inhibition by Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Rationale for a New Classification; H. Fenner. 12. Clinical Experience with Meloxicam, a Selective COX-2 Inhibitor; W. Bolten. 13. Enzymatic Regulation of the Prostaglandin Response in a Human Model of Inflammation; B.F. Adam, G.A. Fitzgerald. 14. Cyclooxygenase-2 and Intestinal Cancer; R.N. DuBois, et al. 15. Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules in the Lung Inflammatory Response; P.A. Ward. 16. Adhesion Molecules as Targets for Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis; P.E. Lipsky, et al. Index.

Author: Nicolas Bazan
ISBN-10: 0792387147
ISBN-13: 9780792387145
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Language: English
Published: 12/31/1996
Pages: 164
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d