Cellular Metabolism of the Arterial Wall and Central Nervous System: Selected Aspects

ISBN-13: 9783540566038 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 301 str.

Gotthard Schettler; Heiner Greten; Andreas J. R. Habenicht

Opis

This volume reviews the molecular biology of ion channels, diseases of the central nervous system, the molecular biology of atherogenesis, lipid transport, and long chain fatty acid transport and metabolism. The future directions and common features of these areas are also discussed.

Spis treści

Elementary Steps in Synaptic Transmission Revealed by Currents Through Single Ion Channels.- Molecular Biology and Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease.- The Function of Oligodendrocytes in the Maturation of the Brain.- Biopsy Approach to the Study and Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolisms Affecting the Brain.- The Molecular Basis of Genetic Defects in HDL Metabolism.- Lipoprotein Receptor-Mediated Oocyte Growth.- A New Pathway of Phospholipid Biosynthesis in Animal Cells.- How Important is Lp(a) for a Clinical Decision?.- Genetic Variation of the Apolipoprotein(a) Gene and Coronary Heart Disease.- The HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Story.- LDL Receptor-Dependent Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Transport and Metabolism.- Receptor Mediated Hepatic Uptake of Lipoproteins.- Common Mutations Underlying the Hypertriglyceridaemia Low HDL Syndrome.- Triglycerides, HDL, and Atherosclerosis.- Studies on Lipoprotein Lipase.- Smoking, Lipoproteins, and Coronary Heart Disease-Is there a Link?.- Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of the Scavenger Receptors.- Cellular Interactions in Atherogenesis.- HMGCoA Reductase Enzyme Inhibitors, Effects on Poliferation of Arterial Myocytes.- Hemodynamic Changes after Acute Cholesterol Reduction: Mechanisms and Mediators.- Mechanism of Endothelial Cell Activation.- Modified Lipoproteins and the Arterial Wall.- Hypercholesterolemia as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in the Elderly: Experience in Southern Italy.