Pharmacology and TherapeuticsSivakumar Joghi Thatha Gowder The book "Pharmacology and Therapeutics" targets every aspect of the mechanisms for the chemical actions of both traditional and novel drugs. This book covers six sections: Molecular Modeling and Bio-molecular Pharmacology, Immunopharmacology, Environmental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Nanotechnology and Chemotherapy, Drugs and Drug Delivery System and Addiction Pharmacology. Each of these sections is interwoven with the theoretical aspects and experimental techniques of physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, cellular and molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, genetics, and pathology. This book will be a significant source to scientists, physicians, health care professionals and students who are interested to explore the effect of chemical agents on human life. |
Contents
Effect of Vitamins Amino Acids and PhytoActive Biomolecules | 21 |
Pharmacological and Immunological Properties | 47 |
Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors and Their Signaling | 83 |
Environmental Pharmacology An Overview | 131 |
Safety and Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Lamarck 1785 | 177 |
Role of Mitochondrial Transition Pore | 205 |
Nanotherapeutics in Cancer Prevention Diagnosis | 233 |
Anticancer Drug Friend or Foe | 253 |
Drug Carrier Systems Using Chitosan for | 271 |
Drug Abuse Addiction and Dependence | 327 |
Common terms and phrases
A2A receptor acid activity addition adenosine receptor agents agonist allergen Allergy amino antibiotics antigen apoptosis Aristolochic acid Aspergillus biodegradable biofilms biological calcium cancer caspase cause chemical chitin chitosan clinical compounds concentration cyclosporin cytokines dependence disease drug delivery effects enhanced environment environmental enzymes exposure extracellular extract function gene genetic hearing loss human hyaluronidases hydrogels Hymenoptera immune Immunol immunotherapy increase induced inflammation inflammatory inhibition inhibitors inosine insect interaction Journal of Pharmaceutics KCNQ4 kidney levels liver mast cells matrix mechanism mediated Medicine membrane mice mitochondrial molecular weight molecules Moringa oleifera MPT pore mucoadhesive mucosal mutation Nanomedicine nanoparticles Nanotechnology oral organisms parasitoid patients peptides pesticides Pharmacol Pharmacology phospholipase polymers potential production properties protein rats reactions release renal Research residues response role Science seeds signaling specific sting structure studies surface target therapeutic therapy tissue topoisomerase toxicity treatment tumor venom vespid vitamin vitro vivo wasp