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Airway Mucus: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Perspectives

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Duncan F. Rogers

    1. Department of Thoracic Medicine National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England

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  2. Michael I. Lethem

    1. Department of Pharmacy, University of Brighton, Brighton, England

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Part of the book series: Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (RPP)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Airway Surface Liquid: Concepts and Measurements

    • John G. Widdicombe
    Pages 1-17

  3. Structure and Biochemistry of Human Respiratory Mucins

    • David J. Thornton, Julia R. Davies, Ingemar Carlstedt, John K. Sheehan
    Pages 19-39

  4. Airway Mucin Genes and Gene Products

    • Mary Callaghan Rose, Sandra J. Gendler
    Pages 41-66

  5. The Microanatomy of Airway Mucus Secretion

    • Terence M. Newman, Duncan F Rogers
    Pages 67-89

  6. Mechanisms Controlling Airway Ciliary Activity

    • Michael J. Sanderson
    Pages 91-116

  7. Rheological Properties and Hydration of Airway Mucus

    • Gary J. Phillips, Stuart L. James, Michael I. Lethem
    Pages 117-147

  8. Goblet Cells: Physiology and Pharmacology

    • C. William Davis
    Pages 149-177

  9. Airway Submucosal Glands: Physiology and Pharmacology

    • Denis C. K. Fung, Duncan F. Rogers
    Pages 179-210

  10. Mucus—Bacteria Interactions

    • Charlotte Rayner, Robert Wilson
    Pages 211-225

  11. Experimental Induction of Goblet Cell Hyperplasia In Vivo

    • Dechun Li, Peter K. Jeffery
    Pages 227-273

  12. Mucus Hypersecretion and Its Role in the Airway Obstruction of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    • Ursula M. Wells, Paul S. Richardson
    Pages 275-300

  13. Mucus and Airway Epithelium Alterations in Cystic Fibrosis

    • Edith Puchelle, Jean-Marie Zahm, Sophie de Bentzmann, Dominique Gaillard
    Pages 301-326

  14. Drug—Mucus Interactions

    • Bayan Abdul-Haq, Gary P. Martin, Christopher Marriott
    Pages 327-339

  15. Therapeutic Approaches to the Lung Problems in Cystic Fibrosis

    • Myra Stern, Eric W. Alton
    Pages 341-364

  16. Therapeutic Approaches to Airway Mucous Hypersecretion

    • Atsushi Yuta, James N. Baraniuk
    Pages 365-383

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 385-388
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About this book

Conceptually unsavoury, airway mucus is vital to homeostasis in the respiratory tract. In contrast, when abnormal, mucus contributes significantly to the pathophysiology of a number of severe bronchial diseases, including asthma, chronic bronchitis and cystic fibrosis. This volume provides wide ranging and in-depth coverage of the scientific and clinical aspects of airway mucus. It commences with introductory chapters which address the biochemical and molecular biological basis of airway mucus and continues with comprehensive coverage of the various physiological and rheological aspects of respiratory secretions. The clinical aspects of the topic are then considered, with chapters discussing the involvement of mucus secretions in bacterial infection and in hypersecretory diseases of the airway. The volume concludes with a discussion of the therapeutic aspects of the topic, both in terms of the possible approaches to the treatment of mucus hypersecretion and the interaction of these drugs with airway mucus. Written by leading experts in the field, each contribution provides a comprehensive review of its particular subject. Reflecting the latest advances in this important area of respiratory research, this volume will be of great interest to scientists and clinicians working in the field of airway secretions and related areas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Thoracic Medicine National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England

    Duncan F. Rogers

  • Department of Pharmacy, University of Brighton, Brighton, England

    Michael I. Lethem

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Airway Mucus: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Perspectives

  • Editors: Duncan F. Rogers, Michael I. Lethem

  • Series Title: Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8874-5

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-5691-0Published: 23 September 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-9809-6Published: 04 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-8874-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 388

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology

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