Pharmacology Books

Recent clinical trials of adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer in Japan have shown improved survival benefits, but the results have been considered controversial and have been viewed with some skepticism in the West. Until now,...

This volume contains selected papers presented at the Sendai International Sympo­ sium on Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Regulation held from May 10-12, 1995, to honor the contributions ofProfessorNorio...

This volume examines our current understanding of the biological effects of fibrous and particulate substances, including discussions on nanoparticles. It offers comprehensive information on the latest insights into the immunological effects of...

This book encompasses major progress and future directions in cytochrome P450 (P450) research. Included are contributions by pioneers in the discovery of P450, with chapters on the molecular and functional properties of P450...

1. Aerosol Delivery Systems in Children.- 2. Nedocromil Sodium in Children.- 3. Corticosteroids in Pediatric Asthma.- 4. Viral Pneumonia and Antiviral Therapy in Children.- 5. Anti-inflammatory Therapies for Chronic Lung Diseases in Children.- 6...

There is no ideal analgesic and the most potent drug is not always the best because of its side-effects. Non-opioid analgesics, including the non-steroi­ dal anti-inflammatory drugs and the non-narcotic analgesics, play an im­...

Mechanisms of action of non-opioid analgesics.- Fulfilling patients' needs for appropriate prescriptions: The acute pain service approach.- Non-opioids in the treatment of post-operative pain.- Comparative safety of non-opioid analgesics.- Concluding...

This manual surveys toxins from insects, spiders, mollusks, fish, and snakes which have biotechnological applications. It reviews aspects of toxin origin, their molecular mechanism, and their cellular and pathogenic effects. It...

Contents. List of Contributors. Brian Henderson and Gerry Higgs: Targets for modulating cytokine responses in inflammatory and infectious diseases. Mary Lee MacKichan and Anthony L. DeFranco: Cell signalling and cytokine induction by lipopolysaccharide...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most commonly prescribed groups of drugs in the community. This reflects the high frequency of rheumatic complaints but may in part be due to the relative non...

Antimetabolites.- DNA-intercalators - the anthracyclines.- Topoisomerase inhibitors.- Tubulin interacting agents.- Vaccination therapies in solid tumors.- Oral anticancer agents.- Anti-angiogenesis agents.- Signal transduction inhibitors.- Endocrine...

Chronic pain is a complex phenomenon with a huge burden in terms of personal and socioeconomic costs. Disability, emotional imbalance, and social isolation are frequently associated with chronic pain, leading to a vicious circle that compromises quality...

In recent years, the applications of botulinum toxin therapy have expanded explosively, including for diseases of the oral region. The aim of the following reprint is to provide a summary of the current status and the latest information on botulinum...

Dieser Band vereint die wissenschaftlichen Beiträge zum 3. Dreiländersymposium für Biologische Psychiatrie. Damit spiegelt er den gegenwärtigen Stand der Forschung auf dem Gebiet im deutschsprachigen Raum dar. Auffallend ist...

The Leitmotiv of the Second Convention of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica was "Cerebrum convalescit" - literally "the brain recovers". The focus of the meeting was on plasticity of the central nervous system, one of the...

Von der Entdeckung einer Substanz und deren verschiedenen Wir­ kungen, bzw. einer ganz bestimmten von diesen, bis zum Medi­ kament der taglichen Praxis ist ein weiter Weg. Er fiihrt vom Chemi­ ker iiber den Pharmakologen und...

This book is an update of Interferon, published in 1969 by Dr. Jan Vilcek. The field of interferon research has since expanded from its former narrow treatment of interferon strictly as an antiviral substance, such that The...

La composition particuliere des lipides des Bacteries justifie pleinement la redaction de la presente revue; en effet, les Bacteries elaborent des lipides dont la composition est tres differente de celle des lipides des autres...

Substances belonging to this group of organic compounds are wi,lely distributed in Nature, being found in plants, both higher and lower fungi and, upto the present time, in one animal source, sheep wool-fat. For a long­ time no...

During the early 1950's there appeared reports, from time to time of the presence among the products elaborated by actinomycetes of antifungal antibiotics which exhibited very similar and very characteristic multipeaked...

In their monumental work "The Cactaceae", BRITTON and ROSE (I9) record 1235 species belonging to the three tribes which constitute the family of the Cacti. The actual number of the species must be con­ siderably higher. Cacti...

Sulfonium compounds have been known to the organic chemist for almost 90 years. During most of this period they remained curiosities, well suited for didactic purposes to illustrate certain similarities to ether adducts and to...

Diese zusammenfassende Darstellung des Wesens und der Aus­ fiihrung der Bluttransfusion sueht den Bedurfnissen des praktisehen Arztes gereeht zu werden. Dazu bedurfte es in erster Linie einer eingehenden Sehilderung jener...

beo;timmung" bewuBt auf Methoden verziehtet, die in den pharmako­ gnostio;ehen Ubungen (Drogenwertbestimmung) nieht durehgefiihrt werden. Ein Teil del' Abbildungen wurde, da deren Darstellung kaum wesent· lieh verbessert werden...

The metabolism of sulfur especially by sulfurtransferases had been intensively studied in mid 1900's. Three enzymes, cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3MST) were found to have the...

The natural world with a large number of terrestrial and marine plants and lower organisms is a great source of bioactive compounds historically used as remedies in various diseases. Within the last decade, such compounds became more attractive targets...

Im Jahre 1954 veröffentlichten SHAW und Mitarbeiter in Australien [147] die Entdeckung einer auffallenden barbituratantagonistischen Wirkung des ß, ß­ Methyläthylglutarsäureimids. Das ist eine Substanz, die inzwischen auch als...

This book sheds new light on the development and use of quantitative models to describe the process of skin permeation. It critically reviews the development of quantitative predictive models of skin absorption and discusses key recommendations for model...

Medicinal chemistry is both science and art. The science of medicinal chemistry offers mankind one of its best hopes for improving the quality of life. The art of medicinal chemistry continues to challenge its practitioners with the need for both...

Medicinal chemistry is both science and art. The science of medicinal chemistry offers mankind one of its best hopes for improving the quality of life. The art of medicinal chemistry continues to challenge its practitioners with the need for both...

The book reviews the literature on the regulation of NADPH oxidase, which is controversial in many areas, and refers specifically to relevant publications from the past 4 years. Main topics are catalytical properties, cofactor...