
Recent Developments in Anti-Inflammatory Therapy
- 1st Edition - February 17, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Parteek Prasher, Flavia Zacconi, Kamal Dua, Michael Rathbone, Jeffrey Withey
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 9 8 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 4 1 6 - 1
Advances in Anti-inflammatory Therapy explores the cutting-edge in anti-inflammation therapy in clear and concise language, with insights from academia and industry. Sections… Read more

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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Anti-inflammatory Therapy explores the cutting-edge in anti-inflammation therapy in clear and concise language, with insights from academia and industry. Sections cover key regulatory pathways that mediate acute and chronic inflammation and disease onset. Further chapters are devoted to advanced anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals, including chemical moieties, pharmacophores, APIs, natural products, herbal therapies, molecular nanomedicine and advanced drug delivery vectors. Systematically planned chapters and illustrations enable potential readers to gain essential insights on the most recent advancements in the field.
Arranged with systematic chapters covering a broad range of inflammatory diseases, discussions on past, current and future therapeutics and advanced anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals, this book will be useful to a wide range of researchers, especially medicinal chemists, drug design experts, and biological and translational researchers working in the field of inflammation.
- Identifies recent developments and current trends in anti-inflammation therapy
- Discusses advanced chemotherapeutics, SAR analysis of novel pharmacophores and natural products
- Outlines the pathophysiology of inflammatory pathways in the pathogenesis of disease onset, including strategies to counter these intricacies
- Contains a blend of editors from both academia and industry
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Pathophysiology and pathogenesis of inflammation
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Pathophysiology and pathogenesis of inflammation
- 3: Changes in vascular flow
- 4: Chronic inflammation
- 5: Arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites: Prostaglandins and leukotrienes
- 6: Summary
- References
- Chapter 2: Autoimmunity and inflammation
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Autoimmunity: Multidirectional pathways
- 3: Autoimmunity and inflammation: Role of A20
- 4: Inflammation and autoimmunity: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) role
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: Regulatory pathways of inflammation
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Cytokine response to inflammation
- 3: Proinflammatory and antiinflammatory cytokines
- 4: Regulation of innate immune system inflammatory response
- 5: NF-κB pathway
- 6: Smad pathway
- 7: JAK/STAT pathway
- 8: MAPK pathway
- 9: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4: Advanced nanomedicine-based therapeutics for targeting airway inflammatory diseases
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Inflammatory mechanisms of airway inflammatory diseases
- 3: Advantages and perspectives for the use of nanomedicine-based strategies in airway inflammatory diseases
- 4: Advanced drug-delivery systems as advanced therapeutics in airway inflammatory diseases
- 5: Conclusions and future directions
- Declaration of competing interests
- References
- Chapter 5: Modulation of intestinal microbiome: Promising therapies in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Intestinal microbiota
- 3: Intestinal dysbiosis
- 4: Transplantation of fecal microbiota
- 5: FMT donor screening
- 6: FMT in IBD
- 7: Limitations in FMT studies
- 8: FMT Adverse effects
- 9: Probiotics
- 10: Principles for the development of novel probiotic
- 11: Probiotics in IBD
- 12: Limitations of probiotics studies
- 13: Conclusions and further directions
- References
- Chapter 6: Advanced therapeutics for renal inflammation
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Therapeutic perspective for renal inflammation
- 3: Novel emergence therapies for renal inflammation
- 4: Conclusions and future prospects for renal inflammation therapies
- References
- Chapter 7: Advanced therapeutics for targeting inflammatory arthritis
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Signs and symptoms
- 3: Etiology
- 4: Epidemiology
- 5: Morphological changes during osteoarthritis
- 6: The pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
- 7: Advancements and current strategies in research for management of osteoarthritis
- 8: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8: Advanced therapeutics for targeting atherosclerosis
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: LDL-C-lowering therapy and TG-lowering therapy
- 3: LDL-C-lowering therapy
- 4: HDL-C increasing therapy
- 5: Angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) inhibition
- 6: Immunotherapy for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease
- 7: Epigenetics in atherosclerosis
- 8: MicroRNAs in atherosclerosis
- 9: New therapeutic opportunities for atherosclerosis
- 10: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 9: Targeting vascular inflammation in atherosclerosis with plant extracts, phytochemicals, and their advanced drug formulations
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Plant extracts
- 3: Phytochemicals
- 4: Vitamins
- 5: Advanced drug delivery technology in targeting atherosclerosis
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10: Targeting cancer-inducing inflammation: Current advancements and future prospects
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Inflammation and cancer
- 3: Current antiinflammatory therapies against cancer
- 4: Nanomedicine-based approach for the management of cancer
- 5: Antiinflammatory applications of novel drug delivery systems in cancer
- 6: Conclusions
- Declaration of competing interest
- References
- Chapter 11: Interplay between gut microbiota in immune homeostasis and inflammatory diseases
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Gut microbiota and immune system development
- 3: Interplay between gut microbiota, immune system, and homeostasis
- 4: Interplay between gut microbiota and inflammatory diseases
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 12: Advanced drug delivery system for treating inflammation
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: How is cancer related to inflammation?
- 3: Cancer and antiinflammatory herbal treatments
- 4: Need for novel drug delivery systems
- 5: How are nanotechnology-based drugs most effective as cancer cures?
- 6: Future of nanomedicine in drug delivery
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 13: Advanced nanoparticulate system for the treatment of antiinflammatory diseases
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Inflammation causes
- 3: Inflammation therapies
- 4: Nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems
- References
- Chapter 14: Role of theranostics in targeting inflammation in chronic diseases
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Theranostic approach
- 3: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 15: Natural product-based antiinflammatory agents
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Etiology and pathophysiology of inflammation
- 3: Treatment and its limitations
- 4: Natural products as antiinflammatory agents
- 5: Commercial value of natural resources as antiinflammatory agents
- 6: Conclusions and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 16: Mechanisms of antiinflammatory effects of naturally derived secondary metabolites
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Secondary metabolites and their antiinflammatory activity
- 3: Sources of secondary metabolites
- 4: Isolation of secondary metabolites from plants and microorganisms
- 5: Mechanisms of secondary metabolite action and their value
- 6: Current antiinflammatory therapy based on secondary metabolites
- 7: Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 17: Antiinflammatory activity of herbal bioactive-based formulations for topical administration
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Anatomy and physiology of skin
- 3: Herbal antiinflammatory agents
- 4: In vivo and clinical studies in herbal formulations
- 5: Nanocarriers
- 6: Gels
- 7: Films
- 8: Ointments/creams
- 9: Patent’s perspective
- 10: Conclusions and future direction
- References
- Chapter 18: Therapeutic potential of plant-derived flavonoids against inflammation
- Abstract
- 1: Natural products introduction
- 2: Flavonoids
- 3: Introduction to inflammation
- 4: Role of flavonoids in various inflammation-associated diseases
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 19: Heterocycles in managing inflammatory diseases
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Mechanism of actions involved for heterocyclic scaffold-based marketed drugs in the treatment of inflammation
- 3: Heterocyclic scaffold-based marketed drugs in the treatment of inflammation
- 4: Heterocyclic scaffold-based antiinflammatory compounds under clinical development
- 5: Recent advancements in heterocyclic derivatives as potent antiinflammatory agents
- 6: Various heterocyclic scaffolds to display significant antiinflammatory activity
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 20: In vivo models of understanding inflammation (in vivo methods for inflammation)
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The need for antiinflammatory agents
- 3: The inflammatory cascade
- 4: Key players of inflammation
- 5: In vivo models of understanding inflammation
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 21: Clinical trials and future perspectives of antiinflammatory agents
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Mediators of inflammation
- 3: Mechanism of inflammation in physiological and pathological process
- 4: Inflammation and immune system
- 5: Clinical trials of antiinflammatory drugs
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 17, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 410
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323999885
- eBook ISBN: 9780323914161
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Parteek Prasher
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Flavia Zacconi
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Kamal Dua
Dr. Kamal Dua is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Pharmacy at the Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. He has research experience of over many years in the field of drug delivery systems targeting inflammatory diseases. Dr. Dua researches in two complementary areas; drug delivery and immunology, specifically addressing how these disciplines can advance one another, helping the community to live longer and healthier. This is evidenced by his extensive publication record in reputed journals. Dr. Dua’s research interests focus on harnessing the pharmaceutical potential of modulating critical regulators such as Interleukins and microRNAs and developing new and effective drug delivery formulations for the management of chronic airway diseases. He has published more than 80 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and authored or co-authored four books. He is an active member of many national and international professional societies.
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Michael Rathbone
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