Published May, 2014
By Bharat B. Aggarwal, Bokyung Sung and Subash Chandra Gupta
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This volume examines in detail the role of chronic inflammatory processes in the development of several types of cancer. Individual chapters cover cancer of the lung, colon, breast, brain, head and neck, pancreas, prostate, bladder, kidney, liver, cervix and skin as well as gastric cancer, sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia and multiple myeloma.

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Published May, 2014
By Satya Prakash Gupta
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Experientia Supplementum
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are proteolytic enzymes that are involved in many physiological and pathological processes. The present book discusses the design and development of different classes of inhibitors of important classes of MMPs, such as gelatinases and collagenases.

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Published April, 2014
By Andreas Thiel
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
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As individuals age, their ability to respond to and clear pathogens and to control unwanted immune reactions declines, leading to a greater incidence of certain infectious diseases, autoimmunity and general immune dysfunctions.

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Published April, 2014
By Jan Schildmann, Verena Sandow, Oliver Rauprich and Jochen Vollmann
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Medical research involving human subjects has contributed to considerable advancements in our knowledge, and to medical benefits. This book gathers the contributions of researchers from nine different countries, who analyse recent developments in medical research from ethical, historical, legal and socio-cultural perspectives.

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Published April, 2014
By Davey and Davey, Basiro
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Published April, 2014
By Leisinger
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Published April, 2014
By Szelenyi and Istvan
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Published April, 2014
By Omar M. E. Abdel-Salam
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Progress in Drug Research
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This volume provides an up-to-date account of the achievements pertaining to the application of capsaicin and capsaicin-like molecules in the therapy of various human ailments such as pain, non-allergic rhinitis, obesity, tumors and gastrointestinal, dermatologic and urologic disorders.

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Published February, 2014
By Henry M. Staines and Sanjeev Krishna
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
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Starting with an overview of the disease and its current political, financial and technical context, this Milestones in Drug Therapy volume describes the history, chemistry, mechanisms of action and resistance, preclinical and clinical use, pharmacokinetics and safety and tolerability of the current range of antimalarial drugs.

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Published February, 2014
By Maryann Foote, Graham Molineux and Tara Arvedson
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
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This Milestones in Drug Therapy volume describes the experience of the last 20 years of treatment with recombinant human G-CSF, including the basic science, the use of recombinant human G-CSF in both the oncology and nononcology settings, and the safety and economics of its use.

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