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Arachidonate Remodeling and Inflammation /

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Arachidonic acid (AA) and other 20 or 22-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are precursors of lipid mediators of inflammation known as eicosanoids. These mediators are critical in disease processes and in regulating normal cell function. Remodeling is important in maintaining homeostasis and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fonteh, Alfred N.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wykle, Robert L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2004.
Series:PIR (Series)
Subjects:
Medicine.
Immunology.
Toxicology.
Internal medicine.
Biochemistry.
Rheumatology.
Cytology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • An outline of arachidonate remodeling and its biological significance
  • Phospholipase A2 and remodeling in inflammatory cells
  • Effects of secretory phospholipase A2 in the pathophysiology of inflammatory diseases
  • Control of arachidonic acid levels in resting and activated U937 phagocytic cells by Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2
  • Control of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and the role of inhibitors of incorporation and remodeling on the biosynthesis of lipid mediators
  • Remodeling of arachidonic acid in inflammatory cells of the human lung
  • Remodeling of arachidonate and other polyunsaturated fatty acids in Alzheimer's disease
  • Lipoxins and resolvins: local mediators in endogenous anti-inflammation and resolution
  • Metabolism and physiological significance of anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol, endogenous cannabinoid receptor ligands
  • Arachidonate remodeling and PAF synthesis in human neutrophils
  • Index.