Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Chemical Mediators of the Acute Inflammatory Reaction; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1. Natural History of the Inflammatory Reaction; I. Earliest Theories on the Mechanism of Inflammation; II. Development of the Evidence; III. The Phagocytic System and Antibody Production; IV. The Reticulo-Endothelial System (RES); V. Factors which Influence Phagocytosis; VI. Role of the Endothelial Cells; VII. Role of Mast Cells; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 2. Measurement of the Acute Inflammatory Reaction; I. Experimental Design.
  • II. Peculiarities of the Methods EmployedIII. Special Techniques; References; CHAPTER 3. Mediators of the Inflammatory Reaction; I. Mediators and ""Immediators"" of the Inflammatory Reaction; II. Histamine; III. Bradykinin and Related Kinins; IV. High Molecular Permeability Factors; V. Combined Actions of Mediators; References; CHAPTER 4. Anti-inflammatory Actions of Drugs; I. The Possible Mediators of Inflammation and Anti-Inflammatory Actions of Drugs; II. Effect of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Biogenesis and Releasing Systems of the Presumed Mediators.
  • III. Reaction to Injury and Manifestation of InflammationIV. Biochemical Aspects of Anti-Inflammatory Drug Action; V. Involvement of Nervous Structures in Inflammatory Reactions; VI. Hormonal Influences on the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Drugs; Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Other Titles in the Division Modern Trends in Physiological Sciences.