Ebook: Frontiers in Bioactive Lipids

Fatty Acids and Esters. Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Adipogenic Action of Fatty Acids; P.A. Grimaldi, et al. Acyl Coenzyme A Synthetase and the Transport of Long-Chain Fatty Acids; P.N. Black.Lipid Binding Proteins. Structural and Functional Studies on the Heart Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; J.H. Veerkamp, C.F.M. Prinsen. The Role of Intracellular Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins in Cellular Transport of Fatty Acids; J. Storch, et al.Eicosanoid Biosynthetic Enzymes. Compartmentation of Prostaglandin Biosynthetic Enzymes; W.L. Smith, etal. Differential Control of Cyclooxygenase Catalysis in PGH Synthase Isoforms: Role of Hydroperoxide Initiator; R.J. Kulmacz, et al.Eicosanoids and Receptors. Aspirin Switches Biosynthetic Circuits Triggering Novel Eicosanoids During Cell-Cell Interactions that Are Potent Inhibitors of Neutrophil Migration and Tumor Cell Proliferation; C.N. Serham, J. Claria.Sphingolipids. The Role of Ceramide in the Cellular Stress Response; G.S. Dbaibo, et al.Phospholipids. Lysophosphatidic Acid-Induced Signals in Astrocytes; J.N. Keller, et al.Phospholipases/Kinases. Discrimination Between Various Phospholipase D Activities in the Human Neutrophil and Their Relative Involvement in Oxidative Burst; V. Planat, et al. 28 Additional Articles. Index.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Adipogenic Action of Fatty Acids....Pages 1-6
Acyl Coenzyme a Synthetase and the Transport of Long-Chain Fatty Acids....Pages 7-14
Control of Eicosanoid Response Intensity....Pages 15-22
The Role of Fatty Acids within Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Pools....Pages 23-30
Occurrence of Previously Unknown LPO-Products in Biological Samples....Pages 31-38
Structural and Functional Studies on the Heart Fatty Acid-Binding Protein....Pages 39-44
The Role of Intracellular Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins in Cellular Transport of Fatty Acids....Pages 45-52
The MRP8/14 Complex and Not the Epidermal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein is Responsible for the Translocation of Arachidonic Acid in Human Keratinocytes....Pages 53-59
Interaction of Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins with the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha....Pages 61-66
The Role of Acylcoa Binding Protein (ACBP) and Long-Chain Acylcoa Esters in Cell Regulation and Function....Pages 67-72
Phosphatidylinositol Transfer Protein Function in the Yeast saccharomyces Cerevisiae....Pages 73-82
Compartmentation of Prostaglandin Biosynthetic Enzymes....Pages 83-91
Differential Control of Cyclooxygenase Catalysis in PGH Synthase Isoforms: Role of Hydroperoxide Initiator....Pages 93-99
Regulation of Expression and the Functional Role of Cyclooxygenase-2....Pages 101-104
The Regulation of Prostaglandin E2 Synthesis by Interleukin-1? and Ceramide in Human Fibroblasts: Effects on Cyclooxygenase-1, Cyclooxygenase-2, and Phospholipase A2 Gene Expression....Pages 105-109
Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell 12-Lipoxygenase by Growth Factors and Inflammatory Cytokines....Pages 111-117
Manipulations of the Arachidonic Acid Cascade with Lipoxygenase Gene-Inactivated Mice....Pages 119-126
Dual Regulatory Role of Cyclooxygenase and Lipoxygenase and their Products in Cell Survival and Apoptosis....Pages 127-132
Aspirin Switches Biosynthetic Circuits Triggering Novel Eicosanoids during Cell-Cell Interactions that Are Potent Inhibitors of Neutrophil Migration and Tumor Cell Proliferation....Pages 133-139
The Targeting of Leukocytes by 5-Oxo-Eicosanoids....Pages 141-148
The Role of Anandamide and Related Fatty Acid Ethanolamides as Endogenous Ligands for the CB1 and CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors....Pages 149-155
EP Receptor Subtype-Dependence of Regulation of Immune Cellular Functions by Prostaglandin E2....Pages 157-164
Co-Expression of Specific G-Protein ? Subunits Alters the Affinity of Thromboxane A2 Receptors....Pages 165-174
The Role of Ceramide in the Cellular Stress Response....Pages 175-182
Sphingosine-1-Phosphate - A New Lipid Signaling Molecule....Pages 183-192
Use of Bodipy™-Labeled Sphingolipids to Study Membrane Traffic in Animal Cells....Pages 193-202
Biological Significance of Tumor Gangliosides: Shedding, Transfer, and Immunosuppression....Pages 203-213
Lysophosphatidic Acid-Induced Signals in Astrocytes....Pages 215-221
Glycerophosphoinositol-4-Phosphate in Intracellular Signalling....Pages 223-228
Biosynthesis of Platelet Activating Factor and Related Acetylated Lipids....Pages 229-237
Antiproliferative Phospholipid Analogues Act via Inhibition of Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis....Pages 239-243
Lipopolysaccharide-, Liposome-Encapsulated MTP-PE- and Dexamethasone- Regulated Prostaglandin Release in Rat Liver Macrophages: Role of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 and Prostaglandin H Synthase-2....Pages 245-250
Regulation of Phospholipase C-? Isoenzymes....Pages 251-256
Phospholipase D....Pages 257-263
Discrimination between Various Phospholipase D Activities in the Human Neutrophil and their Relative Involvement in Oxidative Burst....Pages 265-277
12(S)-Hete Primes A Phospholipase D Pathway in Activated Human Blood Mononuclear Cells....Pages 279-290
Phospholipase D Activities and Phosphatidylcholine Turnover are Differentially Related to Expression of Protein Kinase C Isoforms and Marcks in Control and Transfected Neural Cells....Pages 291-297
Back Matter....Pages 299-306
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