Product Description
Major advances have recently been made in the understanding of inflammatory mechanisms. These advances serve as the basis for a new generation of therapeutic agents which may potentially alter our approach to inflammatory processes and infectious diseases. In this volume, scientists of international repute describe novel approaches to the study of inflammation. Topics discussed include chemokines and their role in human disease, mediation of inflammation by cyclooxygenase-2, leucocyte adhesion and the anti-inflammatory effects of leucocyte integrin blockade, anti-inflammatory lipocortin-derived peptides, and the use of anti-PECAM and other agents in the control of inflammation.