TY - CHAP AU - Lynne A. Murray AU - Cory M. Hogaboam ED - Elvis Malcolm Irusen Y1 - 2012-03-02 PY - 2012 T1 - Mechanisms Promoting Chronic Lung Diseases: Will Targeting Stromal Cells Cure COPD and IPF? N2 - The developments in molecular medicine are transforming respiratory medicine. Leading clinicians and scientists in the world have brought their knowledge and experience in their contributions to this book. Clinicians and researchers will learn about the most recent advances in a variety of lung diseases that will better enable them to understand respiratory disorders. This treatise presents state of the art essays on airways disease, neoplastic diseases, and pediatric respiratory conditions. Additionally, aspects of immune regulation, respiratory infections, acute lung injury/ARDS, pulmonary edema, functional evaluation in respiratory disorders, and a variety of other conditions are also discussed. The book will be invaluable to clinicians who keep up with the current concepts, improve their diagnostic skills, and understand potential new therapeutic applications in lung diseases, while scientists can contemplate a plethora of new research avenues for exploration. BT - Lung Diseases SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/28828 DO - 10.5772/28828 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -