The eicosanoids / / edited by Peter Curtis-Prior

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (656 p.)
• Disciplina: 572/.57
• Soggetto topico: Eicosanoids; Eicosanoids - Physiological effect; Eicosanoids - Therapeutic use
• Altri autori: Curtis-PriorP. B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Eicosanoids; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Preface from Prostaglandins; Acknowledgements; Foreword; SECTION ONE BIOSYNTHESIS AND METABOLISM; 1 Perspectives on the Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Eicosanoids; 2 Control of Eicosanoid Production by Cellular and Secreted Phospholipase A(2); 3 Mechanisms of PGH Synthase-1 (COX-1) Activity and Role of Radical States; 4 Regulation and Function of Prostaglandin Synthase-2/Cyclooxygenase II; 5 Mammalian Lipoxygenases; 6 Biosynthesis and Biological Effects of 5-oxo-ETE and Other Oxoeicosatetraenoic Acids; 7 Synthetic Eicosanoids ; SECTION TWO ANALYTICAL METHODS8 Perspectives of Analytical Methods for Eicosanoids; 9 Enzyme Immunoassays of Metabolites and Enzymes Using Acetylcholinesterase as Label; 10 Bioassay of Eicosanoids; 11 Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry in Eicosanoid Analysis; 12 Time-resolved Fluoroimmunoassay in Eicosanoid Analysis; SECTION THREE BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY; 13 Perspectives and Clinical Significance of the Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology of Eicosanoids; 14 Eicosanoid Antagonists ; 15 Biosynthesis and Degradation of Anandamide, an Endogenous Ligand of Cannabinoid Receptors16 Inhibitors of Eicosanoids; 17 Biology and Chemistry of Products of the Isoprostane Pathway; 18 Insight into Prostanoid Functions: Lessons from Receptor-knockout Mice; SECTION FOUR IMMUNOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLIC REGULATION; 19 Perspectives and Clinical Significance of Eicosanoids in Immunology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Regulation; 20 Prostaglandins and the Immune Response; 21 Leukotrienes in Aspirin-intolerant Asthma; 22 Essential Fatty Acids ; 23 Endothelial Secretory Function and Atherothrombosis24 Molecular Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Prostaglandin Synthesis and its Relevance to Diabetes Mellitus; 25 Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Bone; 26 Ageing and Prostaglandins; SECTION FIVE INFLAMMATION; 27 Perspectives and Clinical Significance of Eicosanoids in Pain and Inflammation; 28 Antiinflammatory Steroids; 29 Eicosanoids and Algesia in Inflammation; 30 Cyclooxygenase-2 in Cancer; 31 Cytokines and Eicosanoids in Arthritis; SECTION SIX CIRCULATORY SYSTEM ; 32 Perspectives and Clinical Significance of Eicosanoids in the Circulatory System33 Aspirin and Activated Platelets; 34 Generation of Vasoactive Prostanoids by the Cyclooxygenase-2 Pathway in the Cardiovascular System of the Rat; 35 Eicosanoid Generation and Effects in Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Vessels; SECTION SEVEN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; 36 Perspectives and Clinical Significance of Eicosanoids in the Digestive System; 37 Eicosanoids and Liver Regeneration; 38 Eicosanoids and the Intestine; 39 Eicosanoids and Stomach Physiology; SECTION EIGHT NERVOUS SYSTEM ; 40 Perspectives and Clinical Significance of Arachidonic Acid Release, Action and Metabolism in the Nervous System
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive reference work, updated from the first edition, brings together the knowledge and expertise of contributors from around the world. It includes new topics such as prostaglandin synthetase enzyme, new synthetic eicosanoids, innovative analytical methods, the influence of cytokines in the regulation of synthesis and actions, newer eicosanoids that influence the cardiovascular system, and newly discovered roles in reproduction and interactions with nitric oxide. This book satisfies a surge of interest in prostaglandins-NSAIDS (e.g. aspirin) are the biggest selling drugs of all
• Titolo autorizzato: The eicosanoids
• ISBN: 1-280-54158-X; 9786610541584; 0-470-02061-X; 0-470-02062-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877180703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: FAO/Wiley Series on Food Agriculture