Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/Le8W40I Smoking and Lung Inflammation Basic, Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research Advances By: Thomas J. Rogers Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9781461473503, 1461473500 eText ISBN: 9781461473510, 1461473519 Copyright year: 2013 Format: EPUB Available from $ 149.00 USD SKU 9781461473510 Smoking and Lung Inflammation is the first book directly related to chronic lung inflammation of its kind in several respects. First, the it focuses on both basic and clinical research on COPD, and the inflammatory mechanisms that function in these diseases. Second, it is unique with respect to scope of the discussion of the unusual characteristics of the immune response which occurs in these patients. Third, it includes knowledge being gained from translational research conducted through clinical trials at several Medical Schools in the United States. Not only is this research providing information about novel drugs and therapies, but it is also advancing our understanding of the genetics of these diseases. This work will illuminate the molecular basis for these diseases, and hopefully will permit us to individualize the therapies for these diseases.