Smoking and Lung Inflammation Gebunden

Smoking and Lung Inflammation is the first book directly related to chronic lung inflammation of its kind in several respects. First the it focuses on both basic and clinical research on COPD and the inflammatory mechanisms that function in these diseases. Second it is unique with respect to scope of the discussion of the unusual characteristics of the immune response which occurs in these patients. Third it includes knowledge being gained from translational research conducted through clinical trials at several Medical Schools in the United States. Not only is this research providing infor mation about novel drugs and therapies but it is also advancing our understanding of the genetics of these diseases. This work will illuminate the molecular basis for these diseases and hopefully will permit us to individualize the therapies for these diseases.