Apolipoprotein Mimetics in the Management of Human Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Anantharamaiah, G.M (Editor), Goldberg, Dennis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Medical biochemistry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medical Biochemistry.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

This comprehensive book provides not only the stages in the development of this unique and specialized field but also updates on the current state of research and development of apolipoprotein mimetics as therapeutic modalities for various lipid-mediated disorders. The book consists of 11 chapters a...

Table of Contents:

• 1. HDL and the Amphipathic Helix
• 2. ApoA-I mimetic peptides: A review of the present status
• 3. Apolipoprotein Mimetic Peptides for Stimulating Cholesterol Efflux
• 4. ApoA-I Mimetic Peptides and Diabetes
• 5. Apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptides in Mouse Models of Cancer
• 6. Effects of ApoA-I mimetic peptide L-4F in LPS-mediated inflammation
• 7. Apolipoprotein mimetics in the amelioration of respiratory inflammation
• 8. Regulation of Macrophage Polarity by HDL, Apolipoproteins And Apolipoprotein Mimetic Peptides
• 9. Apolipoprotein E & Atherosclerosis: Beyond Lipid Effects
• 10. Apolipoprotein E mimetic peptides – Cholesterol dependent and independent properties
• 11. Apolipoprotein-E and Mimetics as Targets and Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease.