Lipoxygenases and their Metabolites Biological Functions /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Nigam, Santosh. (Editor ), Pace-Asciak, Cecil R. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1999.
Edición:1st ed. 1999.
Colección:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 447
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4861-4
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introductory Remarks: Historical Roots and Contemporary Aspects of Lipoxygenase Research
  • I: Enzymology, Molecular Biology, and Biological Functions of Mammalian Lipoxygenases
  • 2. Mammalian 15-Lipoxygenases: Enzymatic Properties and Biological Implications
  • 3. Molecular Cloning of a Second Human 15S-Lipoxygenase and Its Murine Homologue, an 8S-Lipoxygenase: Their Relationship to Other Mammalian Lipoxygenases
  • 4. Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase Isozymes
  • 5. Expression of Leukocyte-Type 12-Lipoxygenase and Reticulocyte-Type 15-Lipoxygenase in Rabbits
  • 6. Lipoxygenase Gene Disruption Studies: Status and Applications
  • II: Metabolic Regulation of Lipoxygenases: Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
  • 7. The Release of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Lipoxygenation in the Brain
  • 8. Biological Relevance of the 12-Lipoxygenase Pathway for Platelet and Lymphocyte Functions
  • 9. Effect of 15-HETE on the 5-Lipoxygenase Pathway in Neutrophils: Genuine Inhibitor or Alternative Substrate?
  • 10. Adenosine: An Endogenous Inhibitor of Arachidonic Acid Release and Leukotriene Biosynthesis in Human Neutrophils
  • 11. Pharmacological Aspects of 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibition
  • III: Products of the Lipoxygenase Pathways and Their Receptors
  • 12. The Hepoxilins: A Review
  • 13. Aspirin-Triggered 15-Epi-Lipoxin A4 and Stable Analogs of Lipoxin A4 Are Potent Inhibitors of Acute Inflammation: Receptors and Pathways
  • 14. Modulation of LTB4 Receptor in T-Lymphocytes by Lipoxin A4 (LXA4) and Its Role in Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity
  • 15. Receptors for Cysteinyl-Leukotrienes in Human Cells
  • 16. Cysteinyl-Leukotrienes and the Human Lung
  • 17. 12(S)-HETE in Cancer Metastasis
  • 18. A 12(S)-EETE Receptor in Lewis Lung Carcinoma Cells
  • 19. Fatty Acids, Eicosanoids, and Hypolipidemic Agents Regulate Gene Expression through Direct Binding to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • 20. Biogenesis and Biological Function of Marine Algal Oxylipins
  • Contributors.