Eicosanoids : from biotechnology to therapeutic applications /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:New York : Plenum, c1996.
Description:viii, 208 p.
Language:English
Series:NATO ASI series. Series A, Life sciences v. 283
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2459033
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Folco, Giancarlo.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division.
NATO Advanced Study Institute on Eicosanoids: From Biotechnology to Therapeutic Applications (1995 : Erice, Italy)
ISBN:0306452863
Notes:"Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Eicosanoids: From Biotechnology to Therapeutic Applications, held April 27-May 7, 1995, in Erice, Italy"--T.p. verso.
"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Leukotriene A[subscript 4] Hydrolase: A Key Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of Leukotriene B[subscript 4] / Anders Wetterholm, Martina Blomster and Jesper Z. Haeggstrom
  • 2. Lipoxygenases of Mice and Men / Colin D. Funk
  • 3. The Physiological and Therapeutic Significance of Separate Pathways for Prostaglandin Synthesis / David L. DeWitt
  • 4. Assessment of Pharmacological Inhibition of PGH-Synthases in Man / P. Patrignani, M. R. Panara, F. Cipollone, G. Santini, M. G. Sciulli, M. T. Rotondo, R. Padovano, M. di Giamberardino and C. Patrono
  • 5. Metabolism of Eicosanoids in Mammalian Cells / Robert C. Murphy
  • 6. New Approach in Immunometric Assays / P. Pradelles, E. Etienne, C. Creminon, Y. Frobert, H. Volland and J. Grassi
  • 7. Transcellular Biosynthesis of Arachidonic Acid Metabolites: From in Vitro Investigations to in Vivo Reality / Jacques Maclouf
  • 8. Polymorphonuclear-Endothelial Cell Interactions and the Control of Coronary Vasculature / Angelo Sala
  • 9. PGHS-2 Dependent Formulation of 8-Epi [actual symbol not reproducible] by Human Monocytes / Domenico Pratico and Garret A. Fitzgerald
  • 10. Platelet-Activating Factor Regulates Events at the Vascular Wall / Stephen M. Prescott, Thomas M. McIntyre and Guy A. Zimmerman
  • 11. Studies of Isoprostane Biosynthesis in Man / G. Ciabattoni, P. Patrignani, M. R. Panara, A. Greco, F. Cipollone, G. Davi, G. Di Minno, A. Coppola and C. Patrono
  • 12. N-3 Fatty Acids. Antithromboxane Activity. Effects on Redox Status of Blood Cells / M. Lagarde, M. Croset, E. Vericel, G. C. Le Breton, A. F. Prigent and C. Calzada
  • 13. Receptors and Second Messengers for cys-Leukotrienes / S. Nicosia, V. Capra, M. R. Accomazzo, E. Galbiati, D. Ragnini, R. Saponara, S. Novarini and G. E. Rovati
  • 14. Prostanoid Receptors: Classification, Characterisation and Therapeutic Relevance / Robert A. Coleman
  • 15. Microvascular Actions and Interactions of Eicosanoids and Histamine in Inflammation / Per Hedqvist, Lennart Lindbom, Henrik Thorlacius and Johan Raud
  • 16. Leukotriene Antagonists and Synthetase Inhibitors; Clinical Applications in the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma / G. C. Folco, C. Buccellati, T. Testa, M. Bolla and A. Sala
  • 17. PGI[subscript 2] and Its Analogs: From Pharmacology to Therapeutic Applications / S. Nicosia
  • 18. Leukotriene Synthesis (FLAP) Inhibition: Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Bay X 1005 / R. Muller-Peddinghaus and R. Kast.