Smoking and Lung Inflammation

• Introduction.- Immunopathology of COPD.- Monocyte Populations Which Participate in Chronic Lung Inflammation.- Neutrophils Inflammation in COPD.- Role of Epithelial Cells in Chronic Inflammatory Lung Disease.- The Relationship Between Oxidative Stress Responses and Lung Inflammation with Cigarette Smoking.- Autoimmune Mechanisms Contributing to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Local and Systemic Disease.- Infectious Mechanisms Regulating Susceptibility to Acute Exacerbations of COPD.- COPD: Biomarkers and Phenotypes.- Anti-inflammatory Therapeutics in COPD: Past, Present and Future.

From the reviews: "The audience is primarily pulmonologists and basic science investigators with an interest in the aberrant biology related to the inhalation of tobacco smoke. ... The book, comprehensively but concisely, addresses the current state of knowledge about smoking and lung inflammation. ... The references at the end of each chapter are extensive and relevant." (Joel C. Seidman, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2014)