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 information 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.
