Author: Vincent J. Merluzzi
In the last decade, the search for
anti-inflammatory drugs has involved new approaches that have revealed novel cellular pathways in which intervention is possible for
lymphocyte regulation. These approaches have been the result of research of the 1970's through and up to the present time. Each chapter in this book gives a clear background on how some of the current anti-inflammatory drugs were discovered and some of the problems/highlights that took place in the development process. The purpose of this book is to bring forward in both a narrative and technical format the true nature of the discovery/development process of anti-inflammatory drugs. Ultimate success/
failure in the clinic is