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Glioma Cell Biology

  • Covers genetic, epigenetic, cell- and molecular biology of glioma cells

  • Depicts the cell-cell interaction of glioma cells with their environment

  • Presents experimental research models for glioma research

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. The Inner Space: Molecular Mechanisms Driving the Malignant Phenotype of Glioma Cells

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Cancer Stem Cells and Glioblastoma

      • Petra Hamerlik
      Pages 3-22
    3. Epigenetic Changes in Gliomas

      • Vinay K. Puduvalli
      Pages 23-45
    4. Signaling Cascades Driving the Malignant Phenotype of Glioma Cells

      • Mitsutoshi Nakada, Daisuke Kita, Takuya Furuta, Takuya Watanabe, Yutaka Hayashi, Jun-Ichiro Hamada
      Pages 47-75
    5. MicroRNAs in the Molecular Pathology of Gliomas

      • Jiri Sana, Andrej Besse, Ondrej Slaby
      Pages 77-116
    6. Autophagy in Glioma Cells

      • Iwona Anna Ciechomska, Aleksandra Ellert-Miklaszewska, Bozena Kaminska
      Pages 117-149
  3. Partnership: Glioma Cell Partners and the Tumor Microenvironment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
    2. Para- and Autocrine Mediators in the Glioma Microenvironment

      • Kirsten Hattermann, Rolf Mentlein
      Pages 153-185
    3. Angiogenesis in Gliomas

      • Mujeeburahim Cheerathodi, Joseph H. McCarty
      Pages 187-219
    4. Immune Response: Glioma-Associated Immunosuppression

      • Selby Chen, Ian F. Parney
      Pages 221-239
    5. Microglia in Gliomas: Friend or Foe?

      • Bozena Kaminska
      Pages 241-270
    6. Glioma and Extracellular Matrix

      • Christian Mawrin, Constanze Seidenbecher
      Pages 271-292
    7. Glioblastomas and the Special Role of Adhesion Molecules in Their Invasion

      • Vivaldo Moura-Neto, Loraine Campanati, Diana Matias, Claudia Maria Pereira, Catarina Freitas, Juliana M. Coelho-Aguiar et al.
      Pages 293-315
    8. Glioma-Associated Proteases

      • Petr Busek, Martin Prevorovsky, Evzen Krepela, Aleksi Sedo
      Pages 317-395
  4. Interactions: Concepts and Tools in Glioma Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 397-397
    2. Experimental Models of Glioma

      • Paolo Malatesta, Filippo Calzolari, Irene Appolloni
      Pages 399-431
    3. Models to Study Glioma Cell Invasion

      • Imad Saeed Khan, Moneeb Ehtesham
      Pages 433-453
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 455-468

About this book

Gliomas are fatal diseases, but also represent good models for tumor research with the aim to eventually discover new and appropriate therapeutics against this disease. Glioma experimental research models are of help to investigate tumorigenesis (tumor stem cell theory versus "classical" opinions), tumor angiogenesis (since they are highly vascularized) and tumor invasion (since they grow without limits). In addition, they have a very special microenvironment (the brain) and limited tumor stroma cells (mainly microglia and endothelial cells). This book addresses the molecular mechanisms of the various tumor stages, describes the interaction with the tumor microenvironment and furthermore depicts experimental models for Glioma research and future therapeutic concepts. The book is composed and written for Scientists and Medical Doctors in Oncology, Neurosciences and Molecular Biology. ​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, Charles University Prague 1st Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

    Aleksi Sedo

  • Anatomisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Rolf Mentlein

About the editors

Aleksi Sedo started his career as a Research Associate at the Institute of Chest Diseases in Prague, Czech Republic in 1987. He subsequently served as a Visiting Scientist and Professor at the Institute of Mutagenesis and Differentiation, which is funded by the Consiglio Nazionale de la Recherche (CNR) in Pisa, Italy. In 1996 he became an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague and was appointed Associate Professor in 1997. From 1999 to 2002 Professor Sedo was a Senior Scientist at Procter and Gamble in Germany. Today he is a Professor of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Head of the Institute of Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, and Dean of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague. His research is oriented on the role of proteases in the cancer development, mostly in gliomagenesis.

Rolf Mentlein studied chemistry and biology, undertook his PhD thesis in natural chemistry (1976) and subsequently performed his postdoctoral qualification (“Habilitation”) in biochemistry at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany. After post doc times and positions in Bergen (Haukeland Hospital, Norway), Osnabrück (University, Germany) and Cambridge (Babraham Institute, UK), he was appointed 1988 as a Professor for Biochemistry and Cell Biology at the University of Kiel. His main research subjects included lipases, proteases and bioactive peptides (peptide hormones, neuropeptides, growth factors and chemokines), in particular their regulation, receptors, signal transduction and functions in the brain and tumors. Among others, his research resulted in the development of new types of anti-diabetic drugs. He published about 200 original research and review articles, edited a book on neuropeptides, and is editor and reviewer for several scientific journals. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Glioma Cell Biology

  • Editors: Aleksi Sedo, Rolf Mentlein

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1431-5

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1430-8Published: 02 December 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-4841-9Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1431-5Published: 14 November 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 468

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 52 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Oncology, Molecular Medicine, Cancer Research

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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