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Advances in Prostaglandin, Leukotriene, and other Bioactive Lipid Research

Basic Science and Clinical Applications

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 525)

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Table of contents (47 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. Leukotrienes and Lipoxins: Inflammation and Asthma

    1. Leukotrienes in Asthma

      • Jeffrey M. Drazen
      Pages 1-5
    2. Leukotriene Receptors: State of the Art

      • Charles Brink
      Pages 7-10
    3. LTC4 Production by Eosinophils in Asthmatic Subjects with Alternative Forms of Alox-5 Core Promoter

      • Ömer Kalayci, Michael Wechsler, Ben Galper, Chris Hong, Elliot Israel, Jeffrey M. Drazen et al.
      Pages 11-14
    4. IL-4-Induced Lipid Mediators Class Switching in Human Normal Mononuclear Phagocytes

      • Angelo Sala, Mirella Profita, Liboria Siena, Peter M. Henson, Robert C. Murphy, Alessandra Paternò et al.
      Pages 15-18
    5. Lipoxins and Aspirin-Triggered Lipoxins in Airway Responses

      • Bruce D. Levy, George T. De Sanctis, Pallavi R. Devchand, Eugene Kim, Kate Ackerman, Birgitta Schmidt et al.
      Pages 19-23
    6. Potential Role of Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in Trafficking and Survival of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells

      • Andreas M. Boehmler, Claudio Denzlinger, Lothar Kanz, Robert Möhle
      Pages 25-28
    7. Firm Adhesion of Neutrophils to Cerebral Vascular Endothelium “In Vivo”: A Role for Cysleukotrienes

      • Chiara Carnini, Gabriela Constantin, Barbara Rossi, Marco De Curtis, Giancarlo Folco
      Pages 35-38
  3. Cytochrome P450 Pathway

    1. Cytochrome P450-Derived Eicosanoids are Mediators of Ocular Surface Inflammation

      • Michal Laniado-Schwartzman, Michael W. Dunn
      Pages 47-54
    2. Regulation of Renal Microvascular 20- Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid (20-Hete) Levels

      • Mairead A. Carroll, Monica K. Cheng, Houli Jiang, Anabel B. Doumad, Maria F. Capparelli, John C. McGiff
      Pages 55-58
    3. Cytochrome P450 Arachidonic Acid Metabolites Modulate Renal Tubular Function

      • Mairead A. Carroll, Nicholas R. Ferreri, Bruno A. Escalante, Adebayo O. Oyekan, John C. McGiff
      Pages 67-69
  4. Receptors and Inhibitors

    1. Thromboxane-Induced Erk Phosphorylation in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

      • Carole Gallet, Stéphanie Blaie, Sylviane Lévy-Toledano, Aïda Habib
      Pages 71-73
    2. Arachidonic Acid Inhibits Cysteinyl-Leukotriene Receptor Activation in Human Pulmonary Vessels

      • Laurence Walch, Xavier Norel, Jean-Pierre Gascard, Charles Brink
      Pages 75-79
  5. Phospholipases and Inhibitors

    1. Cytosolic Phospholipase A2α in Mouse Platelets

      • Dennis A. Wong, Naonori Uozumi, Yoshihiro Kita, Takao Shimizu
      Pages 81-86
    2. Biological Functions of Group X Secretory PLA2

      • Kohji Hanasaki, Hitoshi Arita
      Pages 93-96

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

    Zeliha Yazici

  • University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Giancarlo C. Folco

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston

    Jeffrey M. Drazen

  • Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Santosh Nigam

  • University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Takao Shimizu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Prostaglandin, Leukotriene, and other Bioactive Lipid Research

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Science and Clinical Applications

  • Editors: Zeliha Yazici, Giancarlo C. Folco, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Santosh Nigam, Takao Shimizu

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9194-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-47763-8Published: 30 April 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4831-3Published: 13 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-9194-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 226

  • Topics: Immunology, Human Physiology, Biochemistry, general, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Cardiology, Allergology

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