Recent developments in the pharmacology of inflammatory mediators

InhaltsverzeichnisOpening remarks.Involvement of mediators in the interaction of platelets and carrageenan.Platelets and mediators in the carrageenin rat paw oedema.Comparison of the mediator release from platelets and the development of acute inflammation in rats which lack prostaglandin precursors.Glucocorticoid effect on the prostaglandin system in adipose tissue.Effect of glucocorticosteroids on the release of prostaglandin-like substances in anaphylaxis.Effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on the carrageenin-induced hind paw inflammation of rats deprived of endogenous precursors of prostaglandins.Metyrapone: A possible tool in investigating the role of endogenous corticosteroids in inflammation.Prostaglandins and complement changes in some conditions related to inflammation.Involvement of complement and kinins in some non-immunogenie paw inflammations in rats.Inflammatory responses of the rabbit eye to prostaglandins.Some biochemical complexities of inflammatory disease affecting drug action.Inflammation inhibiting properties of rat alpha-foetoprotein (rat-alpha2-macroglobulin), an acute phase reactant.Biodistribution of salicylates: A clue to the understanding of some effects and side-effects.