Amyloid and Amyloidosis 1990

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Wel Come

   1. Welcome!

      • Jacob B. Natvig

      Pages 1-3

   2. Elliott F. Osserman in Memoriam

      • Takashi Isobe

      Pages 5-5

   3. The 1990 Guidelines for Nomenclature and Classification of Amyloid and Amyloidosis

      • Gunnar Husby, Shukuro Araki, Earl P. Benditt, Merrill D. Benson, Alan S. Cohen, Blas Frangione et al.

      Pages 7-11

3. Protein AA/SAA and Secondary Amyloidosis

   1. The Human Serum Amyloid a Genes and their Regulation by Inflammatory Cytokines

      • P. Woo, J. Betts, M. Edbrooke

      Pages 13-19

   2. Genetic Isofocusing Variant of Human Serum Amyloid A

      • A. Steinmetz, H. Vitt, S. Motzny, H. Kaffarnik

      Pages 20-23

   3. Sequence Analysis of a Third Human SAA Gene

      • B. Kluve-Beckerman, C. Brinckerhoff, M. D. Benson

      Pages 24-27

   4. Human Serum Amyloid-A Protein: Variability Demonstrated by CDNA Sequencing and Expression Studies

      • A. Steinkasserer, E. Weiss, V. Bock, R. P. Linke

      Pages 28-31

   5. Abyssinian Cat Model of AA Amyloidosis: SAA Gene Analysis

      • N. Harats, S. P. DiBartola, M. D. Benson, B. Kluve-Beckerman

      Pages 32-35

   6. Mink Serum Amyloid a Protein — Expression and Primary Structure of Amyloidogenic and Non-Amyloidogenic Isotypes

      • G. Marhaug, G. Husby, K. Nordstoga, S. B. Dowton

      Pages 36-39

   7. Primary Structure of Two Rabbit Serum Amyloid a Proteins (SAA) Based on cDNA Sequence

      • M. Rygg, G. Husby, B. Dowton, G. Marhaug

      Pages 40-43

   8. Biosynthesis and Processing of SAA by Mouse L-Cells Transfected with the Human SAAg9 Gene

      • I. P. Fraser, D. R. Van Der Westhuyzen, G. A. Coetzee, F. C. De Beer, E. G. Shephard, A. F. Strachan

      Pages 44-47

   9. Regulation of serum amyloid A (SAA) synthesis in Hep 3B cells by cytokines and corticosteroids.

      • I. Kushner, M. K. Ganapathi, D. Schultz, S. L. Jiang

      Pages 48-51

   10. Regulation of SAA Synthesis by Cytokines in a Human Hepatoma Cell Line.

       • J. G. Raynes, S. Eagling, K. P. W. J. McAdam

       Pages 52-56

   11. SAA Secretion from Cytokine-Stimulated Human Hepatoma Cells Requires HDL

       • S. Eagling, J. G. Raynes, K. P. W. J. Mcadam

       Pages 57-61

   12. Interferon Alfa Induce Tnf Elevations in vivo. Correlation with Other Acute Phase Reactants.

       • Morton A. Scheinberg, Eliana Chapira, Marcia Gordon de Carvalho, Maria Isabel Mota, Merrill D. Benson

       Pages 62-65

   13. Acute Phase Protein, Serum Amyloid A, Inhibits IL-1- and Tnf-Induced Fever and Hypothalamic Pge2 in Mice

       • Ruth Shainkin-Kestenbaum, Geffry Berlyne, Shulamit Zimlichman, Abraham Danon

       Pages 66-67

   14. Human Recombinant TNF-α and Poly I.Poly C Induce SAA and Enhance Amyloidosis in Hamster.

       • Th A. Niewold, T. Arakawa, R. Kisilevsky, T. Shirahama, E. Gruys

       Pages 68-70

   15. The Physiology of the Acute Phase Serum Amyloid a (SAA) Response in Mice

       • J. D. Sipe, R. Neta, P. Ghezzi, R. Numerof

       Pages 71-74

   16. Mouse SAA3: Detection in Mouse Tissues with Specific Antibody

       • R. Meek, N. Eriksen, E. P. Benditt

       Pages 75-78

Both scientifically and socially the Vlth International Symposium on Amyloidosis, August 5 - 8, 1990 in Oslo was a great success. There were three and a half intensive days. It started with the Opening Ceremony, particularly highlighted with the Norway-Norway multi media show by David Cochron, and ended with a visit to the Edvard Munch museuro and the Farewell Salmon­ Dinner on the evening of August 8 (not to forget the "happy birthday" song for Dorothea Zucker-Franklin at the breakfast table the following morning). In between was the intellectual penetration into the science of amyloidosis and amyloid proteins, and a deepening of many friendships among young and old "amyloidologists", together with some of the cultural and historical features of Oslo and Norway. Among the numerous Ietters of thanks and gratitude that we have received, the senior organizer of the previous meeting, Takashi lsobe said it briefly and eloquently: "You have overwhelmed us, you have performed a drama with joy and cheer, you have hosted so nicely with lovely secretariat, you have arranged impressive hospitality in every respect, you certainly did for all of us" Now we are left with the proceedings book for the three coming years until the next symposium in Kingston, Canada, which will be organized by Drs. Robert Kisilevsky and Thomas Muckle from the Department of Pathology at Queens University in 1993. The scientific contributions herein cover all the sessions of the meeting.

• Calcium
• Resorption
• amino acid
• biology
• cytokine
• gene expression
• kidney
• metabolism
• molecular biology
• mutation
• polysaccharide
• protein
• proteins
• transcription
• transplantation

The book is well indexed and presents an excellent opportunity to gain a grasp of the current state of knowledge in the subject, investigation of the proteins, their control and the genetic mechanisms of their inheritance. It is essential reading for any serious student of amyloid.
British Journal of Rheumatology Vol.XXXI No.4

• Institute of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  Jacob B. Natvig

• Oslo Sanitetsforenings, Rheumatism Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  Øystein Førre

• Department of Rheumatology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

  Gunnar Husby

• Department of Immunology and Bloodbank, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

  Anne Husebekk, Bjørn Skogen

• Department of Biochemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  Knut Sletten

• Department of Pathology, University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden

  Per Westermark

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