Atherosclerosis

Risks, Mechanisms, and Therapies
Herausgegeben von Wang, Hong; Patterson, Cam

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Comprehensive and in-depth in its coverage, Atherosclerosis: Cellular, Molecular & Biochemical Mechanism and Novel Therapy reviews the recent progress in atherosclerosis research and offers cutting edge perspectives from experts in the field. Written by an international team of authors including leading physician-scientists, research experts and physicians, chapters are divided into four major sections, covering risk factors, cellular and molecular mechanisms, biochemical mechanisms and novel and future therapeutics.

Atherosclerosis: Cellular, Molecular & Biochemical Mechanism and Novel Therapy analyses recent progress from both conceptual and technological perspectives, suggesting new directions for atherosclerosis research and treatment for a growing population of researchers and clinicians in cardiovascular and related fields.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 175mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9781118285916
• ISBN-10: 1118285913
• Artikelnr.: 38526030

Autorenporträt

Hong Wang is a professor of pharmacology at Temple University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on mechanisms of vascular disease, using research approaches includinggenetic cloning, molecular biology, protein chemistry and immunohistochemistry. Dr. Wang is the author of numerous publications in peer reviewed journals including Cardiovascular Research, Atherosclerosis, Blood, and Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface (or Foreword): Joe Loscalzo Section I: Risk Factors: old and new * LDL/VLDL/HDL
Daniel J. Rader * Diabetes/AGE
Ann Marry Schmidt * Inflammation
Cam Peterson, * Hcy
Lentz, Steven Section II: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms 5. Endothelial cells
Mukesh Jain 6. Vascular smooth muscle cells, Nicholas E. S. Sibinga 7. Monocytes
Mark Finberg/Hong Wang 8. Lymphocytes
Yang, Xiaofeng 9. Scavenger receptors
Van Eck, Miranda 10.Phospholipases
Uwe Tietge, 11.Caviolin and atherosclerosis
Victor Rizzo 12.Regulatory lysosomes in atherosclerosis
Pin-lan Li 13.MicroRNA
Yang, Xiaofeng 14. Paraoxonases
Reddy, Srinivasa Section III: Biochemical Mechanisms 15. NO
Paul Huang 16. CO
William Durante 17. ROS
Minghui Zou 18. CRP
Yuqing Eugene Chen 19. Methylation and SAH
Hong Wang 20. Bioactive lipid and receptors
Pratico, Domenico Section IV Novel future therapeutic Approaches/strategies (Henry Pownall will head this section and recruit people from inside and outside of book contributor list) (A combined section with multiple subheadings, each describe a potential novel therapeutic strategy
going forward do better than just Statin) 21. Streptococcal Serum Opacity Factor
Henry Pownall 22. heme oxygenase/carbon monoxide system
William Durante