Drug discovery for nervous system diseases / Franz F. Hefti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hefti, Franz.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuropsychopharmacology.

Drug development.

Nervous System Diseases--drug therapy.

Drug Delivery Systems.

Nervous System--drug effects.

Neuropharmacology--methods.

Receptors, Drug.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System Diseases--drug therapy.

Drug Delivery Systems.

Nervous System--drug effects.

Neuropharmacology--methods.

Receptors, Drug.

Physical Description:

vii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, [2005]

Summary:

The neurosciences have been an especially difficult field for drug discovery. Because of the huge complexity of the nervous system and poor understanding of most psychiatric and neurological diseases, most drugs currently available are the result of chance observations rather than a truly comprehensive approach. However, this situation has begun to change. Enormous progress in molecular biology has yielded breakthrough discoveries of the causes of nervous system diseases, opening the door for better-targeted and entirely novel therapies.

Reflecting these recent advances, Drug Discovery for Nervous System Diseases presents the latest techniques and approaches for drug discovery, organizing them according to diseases rather than classes of drugs or drug targets, as past books have done. Written with optimistic anticipation of great progress still to come, this text provides both a guide to present realities and a look to future possibilities in this burgeoning field.

This practical handbook features a uniform presentation for each chapter, with a brief description of existing drugs leading to recent molecular biological and genetic findings, translational research and the interface to clinical trials, and finally an outlook on future drug targets. Rich illustrations-schematic diagrams and tables-provide a dynamic visual experience throughout the text.

A unique and up-to-date guide to a field currently undergoing a major growth spurt, Drug Discovery for Nervous System Diseases offers both practitioners and advanced students an unparalleled resource.

Contents:

Drug receptors and the fundamentals of pharmacology

Drug discovery

Drug target selection for nervous system diseases

From drug target to drug, neuroscience-specific problems

Schizophrenia

Depression

Anxiety disorders

Alzheimer's disease

Parkinson's disease

Ischemic stroke, brain and spinal cord injury

Other neurodegenerative disorders

Sleep disorders

Epilepsy

Pain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0471465631

OCLC:

55672081