Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidases : Basic Science and Clinical Applications - Lendeckel, Uwe.; Reinhold, Dirk.; Bank, Ute.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2006)
Structure and Function -- Peptide Substrates of Dipeptidyl Peptidases -- Phosphorus-Containing Inhibitors of Proteolytic Enzymes -- Biochemical Properties of Recombinant Prolyl Dipeptidases DPP-IV and DPP8 -- Prediction of Dipeptidyl Peptidase (DP) 8 Structure by Homology Modelling -- Dpiv-Related Enzymes -- Structure and Function in Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV and Related Proteins -- Expression and Function of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV and Related Enzymes in Cancer -- DP8 and DP9 have Extra-Enzymatic Roles in Cell Adhesion, Migration and Apoptosis -- In Vivo Effects of a Potent, Selective Dppii Inhibitor -- Expression of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV-Like Enzymes in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells -- Dipeptidyl Peptidase 8 Has Post-Proline Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase and Prolyl Endopeptidase Activities -- Prolyl Endopeptidase Cleaves the Apoptosis Rescue Peptide Humanin and Exhibits an Unknown Post-Cysteine Cleavage Specificity -- Distribution of Dipeptidyl Peptidase Iv-Like Activity Enzymes in Canine and Porcine Tissue Sections by RT-PCR -- Metabolic Disorders -- Relative Contribution of Incretins to the Glucose Lowering Effect of DP IV Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) -- Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV: A Molecular Switch of Vascular Actions of Neuropeptide Y -- Immune Disorders -- Dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPIV) and Alanyl-Aminopeptidases (AAPs) as a New Target Complex for Treatment of Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases-Proof of Concept in a Mouse Model of Colitis -- Dipeptidyl Peptidases and Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Possible Role of DP IV Inhibitors in Acne Therapy -- Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Activity and/or Structure Homologs (DASH): Contributing Factors in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Diseases? -- Neuronal Diseases -- Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DP IV, CD26) and Aminopeptidase N (APN, CD13) as Regulators of T Cell Function and Targets of Immunotherapy in CNS Inflammation -- CD26/DP IV in T Cell Activation and Autoimmunity -- Cancer -- DPIV/CD26 and FAP in Cancer: A Tale of Contradictions -- Type-II Transmembrane Prolyl Dipeptidases and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Membrane Vesicles of Active Endothelial Cells -- Extra-Enzymatic Roles of DPIV and FAP in Cell Adhesion and Migration on Collagen and Fibronectin -- Role of Neuropeptide Y and Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV in Regulation of Ewing's Sarcoma Growth -- The Role of CD26/DPP IV in Preservation of Early Pulmonary Graft Function.
Keywords: Immunology; Infectious diseases; Neurosciences; Metabolic diseases; Medical biochemistry; Diabetes; Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Neurosciences; Metabolic Diseases; Medical Biochemistry; Diabetes