Advances in Prostaglandin, Leukotriene, and other Bioactive Lipid Research Basic Science and Clinical Applications / edited by Zeliha Yazici, Giancarlo C. Folco, Jeffery M. Drazen, Santosh Nigam, Takao Shimizu.

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Other Authors: Yazici, Zeliha (Editor), Folco, Giancarlo C. (Editor), Drazen, Jeffery M. (Editor), Nigam, Santosh (Editor), Shimizu, Takao (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 525
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Table of Contents:
  • Leukotrienes and Lipoxins: Inflammation and Asthma
  • 1. Leukotrienes in Asthma
  • 2. Leukotriene Receptors: State of the Art
  • 3. LTC4 Production by Eosinophils in Asthmatic Subjects with Alternative Forms of Alox-5 Core Promote
  • 4. II-4-Induced Lipid Mediators Class Switching in Human Normal Mononuclear Phagocytes
  • 5. Lipoxins and Aspirin-Triggered Lipoxins in Airway Responses
  • 6. Potential Role of Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in Trafficking and Survival of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells
  • 7. Covalent Binding of Leukotriene A4 to Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acid
  • 8. Firm Adhesion of Neutrophils to Cerebral Vascular Endothelium “In Vivo”: A Role for Cys-Leukotrienes
  • Cytochrome P450 Pathway
  • 9. The CYP P450 Arachidonate Monooxygenases: Enzymatic Relays for the control of Kidney Function and Blood Pressure
  • 10. Cytochrome P450-Derived Eicosanoids are Mediators of Ocular Surface Inflammation
  • 11. Regulation of Renal Microvascular 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid (20-Hete) Levels
  • 12. Cyclooxygenase Activity is Regulated by the Heme Oxygenase System in Microvessel Endothelial Cells
  • 13. Cytochrome P450 Arachidonic Acid Metabolites Modulate Renal Tubular Function
  • Receptors and Inhibitors
  • 14. Thromboxane-induced ERK Phosphorylation in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells
  • 15. Arachidonic Acid Inhibits Cysteinyl-Leukotriene Receptor Activation In Human Pulmonary Vessels
  • Phospholipases and Inhibitors
  • 16. Cytosolic Phospholipase A2? in Mouse Platelet
  • 17. Cellular Arachidonate-Releasing Functions of Various Phospholipase A2
  • 18.Biological Functions of Group X Secretory PLA2
  • 19. Protection of Cell Membrane from Exogenous PLA2 and Related Inflammatory Stimuli by Membrane-Anchored Lipid Conjugate
  • Prostaglandin Synthases and Receptor Signaling
  • 20. Regulatory Functions of Prostaglandin E2 Synthase
  • 21. A Novel Type of Membrane-Associated Prostaglandin E Synthase
  • 22. Expression, Purification and Characterization of Recombinant Human Microsomal PGE2 Synthase-
  • Cyclooxygenase and Lipoxygenase Pathways and Inhibitors
  • 23. Formation of Prostaglandin E2, Leukotriene B4 and 8-Isoprostane in Alveolar Macrophages by Ultrafine Particles of Elemental Carbo
  • 24. Effects of PGF2? Analogues in Experimental Morphine-Induced Pharmacodependenc
  • 25. Inhibition of Prostaglandin H2 Synthases by Salicylate is Dependent on the Oxidative State of the Enzyme
  • 26. 5-Lipoxygenase Activation by MAPKAPK-2 and ERKs O. Werz
  • 27. Renal Effects of Selective Cyclooxygenase Inhibition in Experimental Liver Disease
  • 28. Variable Antipyretic Effect of SC-58236, a Selective Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 Inhibitor, in Rats
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • 29. Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression by Fluid Shear Stress in Vascular Endothelial Cells
  • 30. Induction of COX-2 Expression by the Endocannabinoid Derivative R(+)-Methanandamide
  • 31. Specific Gene Expression of Isoforms in Cyclooxygenase Pathway to Generate PGJ2 Derivatives During the Differentiation of 3t3-Ll Adipocyte
  • 32. Tristetrapolin Binds to the COX-2 MRNA 3’ Untranslated Region in Cancer Cells
  • 33. Platelet Activating Factor Receptors
  • 34. Splicing Mutation of the Prostacyclin Synthase Gene in a Family Associated with Hypertension
  • 35. DNA Methylation Regulates 5-Lipoxygenase Promoter Activity
  • Lipid Peroxidation, Apoptosis and Fatty Acids
  • 36. Isomerization and Nitro-Oxidation of Arachidonic Acid by NO2
  • 37. Prostaglandin F2? Protected Cultured Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells from the Development of Apoptosis Induced by 12-O-Tetradecanoyl Phorbol-?-Acetate and Stimulated Synergistically with Nordihydroguaiaretic Aci
  • 38. LDL Receptor-Related Protein Plays an Essential Role in 12/15- Lipoxygenase-Mediated LDL Oxidation by Macrophages
  • 39. Effects of in vitro Exposure to Carbon Dioxide on the Expression of Apoptosis-Associated Genes in Human Peritoneal Fibroblasts
  • 40. Identification, Characterization, and Properties of a Class Alpha Microsomal Glutathione S-Transferase
  • Cardiovascular System
  • 41. Cyclooxygenase (COX) Function in The Ductus Arteriosus: Another Look
  • 42. Evidence for Enhanced Oxidative Stress in Coronary Heart Disease and Chronic Heart Failure
  • Angiogenesis and Cancer
  • 43. The Leukotriene Receptor CYSLT1 and 5-Lipoxygenase are Upregulated in Colon Cance
  • 44. Increased Expression of 5-Lipoxygenase in Glioblastoma Multiforme
  • Isoprostanes
  • 45. Variable Influence of Statins on Isoprostanes in Hyperlipidemia
  • 46. Increased Isoprostanes in Children of Smoking Parents
  • 47. The Dinor Isoprostane Pathway in Plants.