Principles of Immunopharmacology provides a unique source of essential knowledge on the immune
response its diagnosis and its modification by drugs and chemicals. The 4th edition of this
internationally recognized textbook has been revised to include recent developments but
continues the established format dealing with four related fields in a single volume thus
obviating the need to refer to several different textbooks. The first section of the book
providing a basic introduction to immunology and its relevance for human disease has been
updated to accommodate new immunological concepts particularly the role of epigenetics and the
latest understanding of cancer immunology. The second section on immunodiagnostics offers a
topical description of widely used molecular techniques and a new chapter on imaging
techniques. This is followed by a systematic coverage of drugs affecting the immune system
including natural products. This third section contains 15 updated chapters covering classical
immunopharmacological topics such as anti-asthmatic anti-rheumatic and immunosuppressive drugs
but also deals with antibiotics plant-derived and dietary agents with new chapters on
monoclonal antibodies immunotherapy in sepsis and infection drugs for soft-tissue
autoimmunity and cell therapy. The book concludes with a chapter on immunotoxicology and drug
safety tests. Aids to the reader include a two-column format glossaries of technical terms and
appendix reference tables. The emphasis on illustrations is maintained from the first three
editions. The book is a valuable single reference for undergraduate and graduate medical and
biomedical students postgraduate chemistry and pharmacy students researchers in chemistry
biochemistry and the pharmaceutical industry and researchers lacking basic immunological
knowledge who want to understand the actions of drugs on the immune system.
