Published March, 2015
By Sebastian A. J. Zaat and Pieter S. Hiemstra
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
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Further chapters discuss the role of antimicrobial peptides in disease, by providing an overview of mechanisms in bacterial resistance to antimicrobial peptides and a discussion of their role in inflammatory bowel disease, cystic fibrosis lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Published February, 2015
By V. Craig Jordan, Philipp Y. Maximov and Russell E. McDaniel
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
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Craig Jordan was there for the birth of tamoxifen as he is credited for reinventing a "failed morning after contraceptive" to become the "gold standard" for the treatment of breast cancer.

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Published January, 2015
By Valerie Quesniaux, Bernhard Ryffel and Franco Di Padova
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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The knowledge of Th17 cells and other cell populations which secrete IL-17A, and/or IL-22 has expanded tremendously since the publication of the first edition "Th17 Cells: Role in Inflammation and Autoimmune Disease" in 2008.

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Published October, 2014
By Mark von Itzstein and Mark Itzstein
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
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Following an overview of the influenza virus, the haemagglutinin, the interactions with the cell receptors and the enzymology of virus sialidase, recent results in drug design are presented.

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Published September, 2014
By Jaime M. Monti, Jaime Monti, Hanns Mohler, Seithikurippu Ratnas Pandi-Perumal and Hanns Moehler
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GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is the main neurotransmitter regulating sleep. It also explores the role of GABA in the basic drives that affect sleep, and the influences that adapt sleep and wakefulness to external events.

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Published September, 2014
By Vitomir Sunjic, Michael J. Parnham and Michael Parnham
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Highlighting 15 selected chiral structures, which represent candidate or marketed drugs, and their chemical syntheses, the authors acquaint the reader with the fascinating achievements of synthetic and medicinal chemistry. The book starts with an introduction treating the discovery and development of a new drug entity.

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Published September, 2014
By Alan Jackson and Alan C. Jackson
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
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A variety of pathogenetic mechanisms are involved in these infections and an understanding of the pathogenesis is essential in understanding the diagnostic and clinical management aspects of the disease.

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Published August, 2014
By G.R. Dubes and G R Dubes
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Published August, 2014
By Tichy
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Published August, 2014
By Joan Stein-Streilein
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
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This volume highlights the mechanisms leading to immune privilege in tissues and organs, the deviation of immune responses and the modification of the behavior of the immune cells that manage to cross the blood barriers of tissues, in the context of infection.

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