Ebook: Biomembranes: Basic and Medical Research

Membrane research holds a central position in cell and molecular biology. In recent years it has become clear that the study of membranes at the molecular level is of great importance not only to decipher all cellular processes but also to understand the alterations leading to abnormal cells (including cancer cells) and/or to understand the action of various drugs. This book covers the multidisciplinary approach of research in this area and the permanent need for information regarding recent advances. It will serve both workers studying basic aspects of membrane structure and function as well as medically oriented scientists. The selection of topics illustrating interconnections between basic and applied membrane biology will cross-fertilize research in both groups.

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Membrane research holds a central position in cell and molecular biology. In recent years it has become clear that the study of membranes at the molecular level is of great importance not only to decipher all cellular processes but also to understand the alterations leading to abnormal cells (including cancer cells) and/or to understand the action of various drugs. This book covers the multidisciplinary approach of research in this area and the permanent need for information regarding recent advances. It will serve both workers studying basic aspects of membrane structure and function as well as medically oriented scientists. The selection of topics illustrating interconnections between basic and applied membrane biology will cross-fertilize research in both groups.

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Membrane research holds a central position in cell and molecular biology. In recent years it has become clear that the study of membranes at the molecular level is of great importance not only to decipher all cellular processes but also to understand the alterations leading to abnormal cells (including cancer cells) and/or to understand the action of various drugs. This book covers the multidisciplinary approach of research in this area and the permanent need for information regarding recent advances. It will serve both workers studying basic aspects of membrane structure and function as well as medically oriented scientists. The selection of topics illustrating interconnections between basic and applied membrane biology will cross-fertilize research in both groups.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages IN1-IN1
New Views on Lipid Dynamics: A Non-Equilibrium Model of Ligand-Receptor Interaction....Pages 1-12
Membrane Fluidity and Its Alterations in Disease....Pages 13-49
Liposomes as Immunological Adjuvants: The Immune Response and the Effect of Liposomal Structural Characteristics....Pages 50-60
Front Matter....Pages IN3-IN3
Intracellular Transport of Brush-Border and Lysosomal Enzymes in the Human Enterocyte....Pages 61-80
Hypervitaminosis A and Lysosomes....Pages 81-97
Adriamycin-Mitochondrial Membrane Interactions and Cardiotoxicity....Pages 98-106
Mitochondrial Diseases....Pages 107-129
The Golgi Apparatus and Neoplasia....Pages 130-152
Front Matter....Pages IN5-IN5
Membrane Cholesterol in Pathogenesis and Immunotherapy of Cancer....Pages 153-159
The Role of the Na+/K+ Pump in Normal and Cancer Cell Proliferation....Pages 160-176
The Role of Membrane Elastic Properties and Cell Volume in the Formation of Red Blood Cell Shapes....Pages 177-187
How and Why Does the Malarial Parasite Permeabilize Its Host Cell Membrane?....Pages 188-203
Recent Investigations on Water Permeability of Erythrocytes in Normal and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Subjects....Pages 204-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-224

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Membrane research holds a central position in cell and molecular biology. In recent years it has become clear that the study of membranes at the molecular level is of great importance not only to decipher all cellular processes but also to understand the alterations leading to abnormal cells (including cancer cells) and/or to understand the action of various drugs. This book covers the multidisciplinary approach of research in this area and the permanent need for information regarding recent advances. It will serve both workers studying basic aspects of membrane structure and function as well as medically oriented scientists. The selection of topics illustrating interconnections between basic and applied membrane biology will cross-fertilize research in both groups.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages IN1-IN1
New Views on Lipid Dynamics: A Non-Equilibrium Model of Ligand-Receptor Interaction....Pages 1-12
Membrane Fluidity and Its Alterations in Disease....Pages 13-49
Liposomes as Immunological Adjuvants: The Immune Response and the Effect of Liposomal Structural Characteristics....Pages 50-60
Front Matter....Pages IN3-IN3
Intracellular Transport of Brush-Border and Lysosomal Enzymes in the Human Enterocyte....Pages 61-80
Hypervitaminosis A and Lysosomes....Pages 81-97
Adriamycin-Mitochondrial Membrane Interactions and Cardiotoxicity....Pages 98-106
Mitochondrial Diseases....Pages 107-129
The Golgi Apparatus and Neoplasia....Pages 130-152
Front Matter....Pages IN5-IN5
Membrane Cholesterol in Pathogenesis and Immunotherapy of Cancer....Pages 153-159
The Role of the Na+/K+ Pump in Normal and Cancer Cell Proliferation....Pages 160-176
The Role of Membrane Elastic Properties and Cell Volume in the Formation of Red Blood Cell Shapes....Pages 177-187
How and Why Does the Malarial Parasite Permeabilize Its Host Cell Membrane?....Pages 188-203
Recent Investigations on Water Permeability of Erythrocytes in Normal and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Subjects....Pages 204-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-224
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