Title | Arachidonate Remodeling and Inflammation [electronic resource] / edited by Alfred N. Fonteh, Robert L. Wykle |
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Imprint | Basel : Birkhรคuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhรคuser, 2004 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7848-7 |
Descript | XI, 243 p. online resource |
An outline of arachidonate remodeling and its biological significance -- Phospholipase A2 and remodeling in inflammatory cells -- Enzymatic and receptor mediated effects of secretory phospholipase A2 on the pathophysiology of inflammatory diseases -- Control of arachidonic acid levels in resting and activated U937 phagocytic cells by Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2 -- Arachidonate remodeling and PAF synthesis in human neutrophils -- 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 -- Arachidonate remodeling, platelet-activating factor signaling, and the inflammatory response in the central nervous system -- 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