Proteoglycans in Lung Disease Hales, Charles
Publisher: Hoboken : Informa Healthcare, 2002.
ISBN: 0824743660
DDC: 616.24061
Edition: (electronic bk.)
Summary:
This text discusses treatment strategies for malignant mesothelioma,
pulmonary oedema, fibrosis, asthma, emphysema and bronchiectasis.
Notes:
INTRODUCTION; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; CONTENTS; Proteoglycans of the
Lung; Hyaluronan in Lung Function; Morphological Tools for Studying
Lung Proteoglycans; Proteoglycans, Lung Physiology, and Mechanical
Strain; Hyaluronan and Its Receptors in Lung Health and Disease;
Hyaluronan and Hyaladherin Signaling in the Lung; Hyaluronan in
Malignant Mesothelioma; Matrix Proteoglycans in Development of
Pulmonary Edema; The Role of Small Proteoglycans in the Formation of
Fibrosis; Versican in the Cell Biology of Pulmonary Fibrosis; Decorin
in Asthma.
Role of Proteoglycans in the Development and Pathogenesis of
EmphysemaProteoglycans in Normal and Pathological Bronchial Mucus;
Vascular Proteoglycans; Degradation of Lung Matrix Proteoglycans in
Bronchiectasis; Effect of Hypoxia on Glycosaminoglycan Synthesis by
Lung Cells; Integrins, Proteoglycans, and Lung Disease; Heparin as a
Potential Therapeutic Agent to Reverse Vascular Remodeling; AUTHOR
INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.
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