Download or read book Methylxanthines and Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Airways Disease written by J.F. Costello and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-10-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a technically detailed state-of-the-art text on phosphodiesterase inhibition and the practical applications of theophylline and other phosphodiesterase inhibitors in asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease. It contains important new information on the mechanisms of drug action and on the inhibition of individual isoenzymes of the phosphodiesterase enzyme family as a potentially useful, safe, and non-toxic approach to asthma therapy.