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Emphasizes the developments in immunology and pharmacology as related to the modulation of immune response
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About this book
During the past decades, with the introduction of the recombinant DNA, hybridoma and transgenic technologies there has been an exponential evolution in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of a large number of human diseases. The technologies are evident with the development of cytokines and monoclonal antibodies as therapeutic agents and the techniques used in gene therapy. Immunopharmacology is that area of biomedical sciences where immunology, pharmacology and pathology overlap. It concerns the pharmacological approach to the immune response in physiological as well as pathological events.
This goals and objectives of this textbook are to emphasize the developments in immunology and pharmacology as they relate to the modulation of immune response. The information includes the pharmacology of cytokines, monoclonal antibodies, mechanism of action of immune-suppressive agents and their relevance in tissue transplantation, therapeutic strategies for the treatment of AIDS and the techniques employed in gene therapy. The book is intended for health care professional students and graduate students in pharmacology and immunology.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Immunopharmacology
Authors: Manzoor M. Khan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77976-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9037-2Published: 12 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-77976-8Published: 19 December 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 266
Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Immunology, Biochemistry, general, Human Physiology, Human Genetics