Overview

In the present volume of the Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology well known experts describe the actions of different xanthines with a focus on caffeine and theophylline. A special chapter is devoted to theobromine, an active component of chocolate, the actions of which are less well characterized. This book also presents the pharmacology of one xanthine derivative, propentofylline, as an example of a xanthine that has gone through extensive development for a novel therapeutic area.

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Author:   Bertil B. Fredholm
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2011
Volume:   200
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.170kg
ISBN:  

9783662502303

ISBN 10:   3662502305
Pages:   559
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

From the contents: Brief history of methylxanthine use. Distribution of methylxanthines in plants with comments on possible evolutionary origins. Pharmakokinetics and metabolism of natural methylxanthines in animals and man. Phosphodiesterase inhibition. Ryanodine receptors and calcium. Adenosine receptor antagonism. Theobromine and the pharmacology of cocoa. Pentoxifylline. Propentofylline. Methylxanthines, seizures and excitotoxicity. Methylxanthines and neurodegenerative disease. Methylxanthines and pain. Methylxanthines during pregnancy and early postnatal life. Methylxanthines and sleep. Methylxanthines and the kidney. Cardiovascular effects of methylxanthines. Methylxanthines in asthma. Methylxanthine effects on inflammatory cells. Methylxanthines, inflammation and cancer. Methylxanthines and drug dependence. Methylxanthines and reproduction. Methylxanthines and human health. Epidemiological and experimental evidence.

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