Drug Action Haemodynamics and Immune Defence: Discoveries in Pharmacology, Volume 2

ISBN-13: 9780323855174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

M. J. Parnham; Jacques Bruinvels; Clive Page

Spis treści

Section I. Redirected traffic: the history of drugs affecting haemodynamics 1. The control of blood pressure Part 1 - The discovery of beta adrenoceptor blocking drugs Part 2 - Peripheral anti-hypertensives: ganglion and adrenergic neurone-blocking agents

Section II. The discovery and application of hormones 2. The emergence of endocrinology 3. Sex hormones Part 1 - Androgens and anabolic steroids Part 2 - The biological history of the Pill Part 3 - The chemical history of the Pill

Section III. Overcoming the body's defence system 4. Anti-inflammatory drugs Part 1 - The proliferation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSATDS) Part 2 - The story of aspirin, H.O.J. Collier 5. The inhibition of allergic reactions Part I - Histamine receptor antagonists Part 2 - Asthma: a long and continuing story

Section IV. Assays and the molecular basis of drug action 6. A probe for the fine structures of the body 7. Isolated smooth muscle in pharmacology Part 1 - The guts of the matter: contribution of studies on smooth muscle to discoveries in pharmacology Part 2 - Bioassay: a pharmacological endeavour 8. Making visible the invisible (Recollections of the first experiences with the histochemical fluorescence method for visualization of tissue monoamines) 9. Receptors in pharmacology

Section V. History of chemotherapy 10. From dyes to drugs 11. The discovery of penicillin and cephalosporins 12. The antibiotic explosion