COX-2 Inhibitors

Michel Pairet, Joanne van Ryn (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

X, 250 Seiten

2004 | 2004
Springer Basel (Verlag)
978-3-7643-6901-9 (ISBN)

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COX-2 inhibitors are important drugs with analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. The discovery of COX-2, the evolution of drug development in this field and the implications of these developments in patient therapy are topics of this volume. This book presents both pre-clinical and clinical information and is important for clinicians interested in the latest information about this class of drugs, for researchers and for students in the field.

The discovery of COX-2.- Structural diversity of selective COX-2 inhibitors.- The molecular and biological basis for COX-2 selectivity.- Pharmacology and toxicology of COX-2 inhibitors.- Efficacy and gastrointestinal safety of selective COX-2 inhibitors.- Role of COX-2 in ulcers and ulcer healing.- COX-2 and the cardiovascular system.- Effects on the kidney: role of COX-2 inhibitors.- Effects on the lungs: role of COX-2 inhibitors.- Reproduction: role of COX-2 and its inhibition.- COX-2 in cancer.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.3.2004
Reihe/Serie	Milestones in Drug Therapy
Zusatzinfo	X, 250 p.
Verlagsort	Basel
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	725 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie
Schlagworte	Alzheimer • Alzheimer's disease • analgesic effects • anti-inflammatory effects • Cancer • Cardiovascular System • COX-2 Inhibitors • Development • Drug • drug development • Evolution • kidney • lungs • NSDAIDSs • pharmacology • Reproduction • Research • ulcer
ISBN-10	3-7643-6901-9 / 3764369019
ISBN-13	978-3-7643-6901-9 / 9783764369019
Zustand	Neuware