Cholesterol : from chemistry and biophysics to the clinic /: from chemistry and biophysics to the clinic. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Anna N. Bukiya, Alex M. Dopico.
• Editors: Bukiya, Anna N; Dopico, Alex M
• Contents: Part 1. Cholesterol Chemistry and Cell Function 1. Cholesterol chemistry, and laboratory synthesis Hélio M.T. Albuquerque, Clementina M.M. Santos, and Artur M.S. Silva 2. Molecular evolution of cholesterol and other higher sterols in relation to membrane structure Ole G. Mouritsen 3. Role of cholesterol in maintaining the physical properties of the plasma membrane Witold K. Subczynski, Marta Pasenkiewicz-Gierula, Justyna Widomska, and Natalia Stein 4. The fundamental interaction of cholesterol with lipid membranes: The umbrella model Juyang Huang 5. Model peptides and cholesterol István P. Sugár and Parkson Lee-Gau Chong 6. Cholesterol and ceramide: An unlikely pair Aritz B. García-Arribas, Alicia Alonso, and Félix M. Goñi 7. Cholesterol-recognizing amino acid consensus motifs in transmembrane proteins: Comparative analysis of in silico studies and structural data Fodil Azzaz, Henri Chahinian, Nouara Yahi, Coralie Di Scala, Carlos J. Baier, Francisco J. Barrantes, and Jacques Fantini 8. Effects of cholesterol on the GPCR AT1 receptor and its interplay with AT1 antagonists S. Kiriakidi, Z. Cournia, and T. Mavromoustakos 9. Principles of cholesterol regulation of ion channels Qiu-Xing Jiang and Irena Levitan 10. Fluorescent probes for microscopy visualization of cholesterol topography and dynamics in membranes Francisco J. Barrantes 11. Cholesterol transport in blood, lipoproteins, and cholesterol metabolism Mark T Mc Auley and Amy E Morgan 12. Common laboratory research methods for detection and quantification of cholesterol Anna N. Bukiya, Hanxuan Li, Steven Mysiewicz, and Wei Li Part 2. Cholesterol Homeostasis and its disruption 14. Diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in small laboratory animal models Tina Herfel 15. Nutrition and cholesterol metabolism Ghada A. Soliman 16. Cholesterol and early development Isabella Ellinger and Waranya Chatuphonprasert 17. Clinical and biochemical diagnostic methods: What do blood lipid levels tell us? Marshall B. Elam 18. Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia and abetalipoproteinemia Francine K. Welty 19. Critical illness and cholesterol levels Zdenek Zadak 20. Familial hypercholesterolemia Shifa Jebari-Benslaiman, Unai Galicia-Garcia, Asier Larrea-Sebal, Kepa B. Uribe, Cesar Martin, and Asier Benito-Vicente 21. Niemann-Pic type C disease (NPC) Agnieszka Lugowska 22. Rare monogenic disorders of cholesterol metabolism Malgorzata Bednarska-Makaruk and Agnieszka Lugowska 23. Secondary (acquired) hypercholesterolemia Arrigo F.G. Cicero and Ivan R. Cincione 24. Blood lipids and molecular pathways of atherogenesis Ricardo Stein, Filipe Ferrari, and Vítor M. Martins 25. Lysosomal acid lipase: Roles in rare deficiency diseases, myeloid cell biology, innate immunity, and common neutral lipid diseases Gregory A. Grabowski and Hong Du 26. Cholesterol and pathogens Tatiana M. Clemente and Stacey D. Gilk 27. Involvement of cholesterol and ß-amyloid in the initiation and progression of Alzheimer’s disease Luis G. Aguayo, Jorge P. Roa, Carlos F. Burgos, and Juliana Gonzalez-Sanmiguel 28. Cholesterol and alcohol Andrew S. Bell, Emma M. O’Connell, and Falk W. Lohoff Part 3. Pharmacological Considerations and Perspectives 29. Cholesterol stiffening of lipid membranes and drug interactions: Insights from neutron spin echo and deuterium NMR spectroscopy Sudipta Gupta, Fathima T. Doole, Teshani Kumarage, Milka Doktorova, George Khelashvili, Rana Ashkar, and Michael F. Brown 30. Cholesterol in drug delivery systems DanRong Hu and ZhiYong Qian 31. Modification of vascular receptor pharmacology by cholesterol: From molecular determinants to impact on arterial function Alex M. Dopico, Anna N. Bukiya, and Kelsey C. North 32. Clinical strategies for reducing cholesterol levels Claude K. Lardinois and Samantha Karr 33. Medicinal chemistry and pharmacology of statins Bob M. Moore, II and George A. Cook 34. Cyclodextrins as promising therapeutics against cholesterol overload Florina Zakany, Tamas Kovacs, Lajos Szente, and Zoltan Varga 35. Hyperlipidemia and rheumatoid arthritis Aliki I. Venetsanopoulou, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, and Alexandros A. Drosos 36. Management of hypercholesterolemia in individuals living with HIV/AIDS Musaab Ahmed, Marium Ahmed, Dushyant Mital, and Mohamed H Ahmed
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 612.01577; Cholesterol
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323858588
• Related ISBNs: 9780323858571
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