Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease : From Basic Science to Clinical Application.

Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Application presents the latest information on the contributions of different FABPs in physiology and pathophysiology, along with their importance in clinical outcomes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duttaroy, Asim K.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, 2024.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Application
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Section 1: Overview of FABP biology
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to fatty acid-binding protein family, tissue expression, and ligand specificity
  • Introduction
  • FABP types
  • FABPs and their ligands
  • Tissue distribution of FABPs
  • Liver
  • Intestine
  • Heart
  • Adipocyte
  • Epidermis
  • Brain
  • Placenta
  • Prostate
  • Kidney
  • Mammary gland
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Fatty acid-binding proteins in cardiac remodeling
  • Introduction
  • Fatty acid metabolism in the heart
  • FABPs in the heart
  • FABP3 and cardiac remodeling
  • FABP4 and cardiac remodeling
  • FABP5 in cardiac remodeling
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Impacts of fatty acids on cell growth and proliferation: Roles of fatty acid-binding proteins
  • Introduction
  • Fatty acid metabolism
  • Roles of FABP1 and FABP2 in absorption and metabolism of dietary lipids
  • FABP4 and its roles in lipid metabolism
  • FABPs and their impacts on cell growth and proliferation
  • Conclusions