The Aging Lungs
Mechanisms and Clinical Sequelae
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Pulmonary & Thoracic, Geriatrics
| Author: | Richard Bucala, Patty J Lee | ISBN: | 9789814635028 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company | Publication: | December 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | WSPC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Bucala, Patty J Lee |
| ISBN: | 9789814635028 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company |
| Publication: | December 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | WSPC |
| Language: | English |
This volume provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary overview of the aging lung, written by the main researchers in the field. Current physiological, cellular and molecular understanding of how the lungs age and the relationship to age-associated lung diseases will be presented. The contents are aimed at a broad audience of scientists and clinicians with an interest in the respiratory system, pathogenesis of age-associated lung diseases and clinical implications.
Contents:
- Normal Development, Anatomy, Histology and Aging of the Lung (Xuchen Zhang and Robert J Homer)
- Physiology of the Aging Lung (Brienne Miner, Thomas M Gill, and Carlos A Vaz Fragoso)
- Aging Lung, Environmental and Genetic Factors — Race, Ethnicity and Gender (Holly Keyt, Stephanie Levine, and Claude Jourdan Le Saux)
- Frailty in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Cristine E Berry and Enid R Neptune)
- Intensive Care Unit Outcomes in Older Adults (Margaret A Pisani and Lauren Ferrante)
- Severe Sepsis, Pneumonia and Aging (Olufunmilayo Falade and Sachin Yende)
- Sepsis and Acute Lung Injury in Aging (Anup Srivastava, Yao Wong, Shruti Erramilli, and Praveen Mannam)
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Arising Complications Due to an Aging Lung (John Sembrat, Maria G Kapetanaki, and Mauricio Rojas)
- The Aging Immune System, Vaccine Efficacy, and the Lung (Jenna M Bartley and Laura Haynes)
- Respiratory Infection, Airway Colonization and Chronic Inflammation in Aging (Chad Marion and Charles S Dela Cruz)
- HIV, the Lung and Aging (Lynn M Schnapp and Kristina Crothers)
- Geriatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Recent Epidemiologic Trends and Treatment Update (Vanessa Yap, George A Kuchel, and Raymond J Foley)
- Growth Factors and Aging in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Claudio Bravo, Won-Kyung Cho, and Hyung J Chun)
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease in the Elderly (Jessica F Most and Carolyn L Rochester)
- Genomics of Lung Aging and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Brenda Juan-Guardela and Naftali Kaminski)
- Potential Mechanistic Links Between Aging and IPF (Hongyi Pan, Mridu Gulati, and Erica L Herzog)
- Telomeres and Telomerase (Mary Armanios)
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress (Marta Bueno and Ana L Mora)
- Autophagy and Metabolism (Jaime L Schneider and Cecilia G Sanchez)
Readership: Graduate and post-graduate respiratory, pulmonary, thoracic scientists and physicians; Clinical researchers interested in both pulmonary and aging issues, medical students and professionals.
Key Features:
- Pre-eminent authors and researchers in their respective fields
- Comprehensive coverage of research, clinical and therapeutic considerations
- Cutting-edge biology and mechanisms included
This volume provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary overview of the aging lung, written by the main researchers in the field. Current physiological, cellular and molecular understanding of how the lungs age and the relationship to age-associated lung diseases will be presented. The contents are aimed at a broad audience of scientists and clinicians with an interest in the respiratory system, pathogenesis of age-associated lung diseases and clinical implications.
Contents:
- Normal Development, Anatomy, Histology and Aging of the Lung (Xuchen Zhang and Robert J Homer)
- Physiology of the Aging Lung (Brienne Miner, Thomas M Gill, and Carlos A Vaz Fragoso)
- Aging Lung, Environmental and Genetic Factors — Race, Ethnicity and Gender (Holly Keyt, Stephanie Levine, and Claude Jourdan Le Saux)
- Frailty in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Cristine E Berry and Enid R Neptune)
- Intensive Care Unit Outcomes in Older Adults (Margaret A Pisani and Lauren Ferrante)
- Severe Sepsis, Pneumonia and Aging (Olufunmilayo Falade and Sachin Yende)
- Sepsis and Acute Lung Injury in Aging (Anup Srivastava, Yao Wong, Shruti Erramilli, and Praveen Mannam)
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Arising Complications Due to an Aging Lung (John Sembrat, Maria G Kapetanaki, and Mauricio Rojas)
- The Aging Immune System, Vaccine Efficacy, and the Lung (Jenna M Bartley and Laura Haynes)
- Respiratory Infection, Airway Colonization and Chronic Inflammation in Aging (Chad Marion and Charles S Dela Cruz)
- HIV, the Lung and Aging (Lynn M Schnapp and Kristina Crothers)
- Geriatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Recent Epidemiologic Trends and Treatment Update (Vanessa Yap, George A Kuchel, and Raymond J Foley)
- Growth Factors and Aging in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Claudio Bravo, Won-Kyung Cho, and Hyung J Chun)
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease in the Elderly (Jessica F Most and Carolyn L Rochester)
- Genomics of Lung Aging and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Brenda Juan-Guardela and Naftali Kaminski)
- Potential Mechanistic Links Between Aging and IPF (Hongyi Pan, Mridu Gulati, and Erica L Herzog)
- Telomeres and Telomerase (Mary Armanios)
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress (Marta Bueno and Ana L Mora)
- Autophagy and Metabolism (Jaime L Schneider and Cecilia G Sanchez)
Readership: Graduate and post-graduate respiratory, pulmonary, thoracic scientists and physicians; Clinical researchers interested in both pulmonary and aging issues, medical students and professionals.
Key Features:
- Pre-eminent authors and researchers in their respective fields
- Comprehensive coverage of research, clinical and therapeutic considerations
- Cutting-edge biology and mechanisms included
