Published October, 2012
By Carla A.F.M. Bruijnzeel-Koomen and E.F. Knol
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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The allergic skin diseases which will be discussed are atopic dermatitis, being the chronic inflammatory skin disease with the highest prevalence, allergic contact dermatitis with special focus on contact dermatitis from cosmetics, being the most frequent cause of contact dermatitis and occupational contact dermatitis.

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Published October, 2012
By L.R. Watkins and S.F. Maier
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Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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These chapters provide a unique vantage point from which to examine this question, as the summarized work ranges from evolutionary approaches across diverse species, to the basics of the immune response, to the effect of cytokines on peripheral and central nervous system sites, to therapeutic potential in humans.

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Published October, 2012
By Brian Henderson, Gerry A. Higgs and Gerry Higgs
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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It addresses different therapeutic intervention possibilities for new drugs, such as the cellular source of cytokines, specific receptors which induce cytokine synthesis, intracellular regulators of cytokine gene induction and expression, secretion and activation of cytokines, cytokine receptors and signalling pathways from these receptors.

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Published October, 2012
By Douglas W. Morgan and L. Gordon Letts
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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In November 1998 many of the key leaders of new drug discovery for inflammatory diseases gathered at Hershey, Pennsylvania for the 9th International Conference of the Inflammation Research Association.

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Published October, 2012
By Stephen T Holgate and John W. Holloway
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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Allergic diseases are complex and involve a range of environmental factors interacting with a susceptible genotype.

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Published October, 2012
By Willem van Eden
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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Heat shock proteins (HSP) have received ample interest by immunologists over recent years. Since then, the raised presence of immunity to HSPs in virtually all conditions of inflammation, including autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection and atherosclerosis, has emphasised the critical significance of immunity to HSPs in inflammatory diseases.

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Published October, 2012
By Clive P. Page, Domenico Spina and Katharine H. Banner
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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Airways inflammation is a complex biological phenomenon resulting from the recruitment and activation of numerous cell types. This book provides a collection of valuable reviews on the major inflammatory cells involved in airways disease and examines the pharmacology of current anti-inflammatory drugs used in the treatment of airways disease.

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Published October, 2012
By Raymond G Hill, Dalip J.S. Sirinathsinghji and Ray G. Hill
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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Published October, 2012
By Peter J. Barnes and Trevor T. Hansel
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ranges amongst the commonest diseases in the world. The relentless progression of the disease causes a pressing need for a better understanding of and therapies for COPD. This volume provides state-of-the-art information on the pathophysiology of COPD including an outlook on new therapies.

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Published October, 2012
By Douglas L. Mann, Peter Libby and Giora Z. Feuerstein
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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Heart failure research is a most active area of research in academic, industrial and government-sponsored research and receives intense clinical attention.

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