Inducible Enzymes in the Inflammatory Response
This volume will be of great value to all those researchers in the area of the inflam matory response, notably academics, clinicians and members of the pharmaceutical industry. The book has in the main been restricted to three inducible enzymes, namely n
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Inducible Enzymes in the Inflammatory Response
Derek A. Willoughby Annetle Tomlinson Editors
Springer Basel AG
Editors Prof. Derek A. Willoughby Dr. Annetle Tomlinson Department of Experimental Pathology St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry Charterhouse Square London, EC1 M 6BQ
UK
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Deutsche Bibliothek Cataloging-in-Publication Data Induclble enzymes In the Inflammatory response / ed. by DA Willoughby, A. Tomlinson - Basel ; Boston; Berlin : Birkhăuser, 1999 (progress in inflammation research)
ISBN 978-3-0348-9755-6 ISBN 978-3-0348-8747-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-0348-8747-2
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© 1999 Springer Basel AG Originally published by Birkhăuser Verlag in 1999
Softcover reprint of the hardcover lSt edition 1999 Printed on acid-free paper produced from chlorine-free pulp. TCF = Cover design: Markus Etlerich, Basel ISBN 978-3-0348-9755-6
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Contents
List of contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Preface............................................................................
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Michel Pairet, Joanne van Rhyn and Manuel Distel Overview of COX-2 in inflammation: from the biology to the clinic.............
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Adrian J. Hobbs and Salvador Moncada Inducible nitric oxide synthase and inflammation................................ 31 Dean Willis Overview of HO-1 in inflammatory pathologies ................................. 55 Vivienne R. Winrow and David R. Blake Inducible enzymes in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 93 Lee D.K. Buttery and Julia M. Polak iNOS and COX-2 in atherosclerosis .............................................. 109 Michael P. Seed, Derek Gilroy, Mark Paul-Clark, Paul R. Colville-Nash, Dean Willis, Annette Tomlinson and Derek A. Willoughby The role of the inducible enzymes cyclooxygenase-2, nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase in angiogenesis of inflammation ........................... 125 Sergio H. Ferreira, Fernando Q. Cunha and St
