New Targets in Inflammation: Inhibitors of COX-2 or Adhesion Molecules [Hardcover]

N. Bazan (Editor), Jack H. Botting (Editor), Sir John R. Vane (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0792387147 | ISBN-13: 978-0792387145 | Edition: 1

This volume contains the proceedings of the William Harvey Research Conference held in New Orleans on the 15th and 16th of April 1996. It reviews the general pathophysiological significance of the isoforms of cyclooxygenase and the likely value of selective COX-2 inhibitors in the treatment of rheumatoid conditions. The volume also covers the possible use of antibodies against cytokines and cell adhesion receptors in the treatment of inflammatory conditions.

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About the Author

Jack Botting is Consultant at the William Harvey Research Institute, an independent charitable foundation within Queen Mary and Westfield College of the University of London, UK. Sir John Vane is the Director General at the William Harvey Research Institute, an independent charitable foundation within Queen Mary and Westfield College of the University of London, UK.
Sir John Vane shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 for his discoveries of the mechanism of action of aspirin and of prostacyclin, as well as his work on other prostanoids.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792387147
• ISBN-13: 978-0792387145
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,248,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)