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The Molecular Biology and Pathology of Elastic Tissues


The Molecular Biology and Pathology of Elastic Tissues


Novartis Foundation Symposia, Band 192 1. Aufl.

von: Derek J. Chadwick, Jamie A. Goode

121,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 30.04.2008
ISBN/EAN: 9780470514788
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 374

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Drawing together contributions from a diverse group of international experts in the field, this collection of papers examines the biology and pathology of elastin at the molecular level. Topics include the structure, ultrastructure and function of elastin; elastin regulation; elastin's role in aging, lung development and disease and atherosclerosis; as well as related aspects of pharmacology and nutrition.
Partial table of contents: <p>Molecular Biophysics of Elastin Structure, Function and Pathology (D. Urry, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>Ultrastructure of Elastin (I. Pasquali-Ronchetti, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>GENERAL DISCUSSION I: HYDROXYLATION OF THE PENTAPEPTIDE VGVPG IN OVINE ELASTIN.</p> <p>Structure of the Elastin Gene (J. Rosenbloom, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>Catalytic Properties and Structural Components of Lysyl Oxidase (H. Kagan, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>GENERAL DISCUSSION II: EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS.</p> <p>The Structure and Function of Fibrillin (D. Reinhardt, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>Elastin Gene Mutations in Transgenic Mice (J. Sechler, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>GENERAL DISCUSSION III: Elastin in Lung Development and Disease (R. Pierce, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>Elastin in Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertension (F. Keeley & L. Bartoszewicz).</p> <p>GENERAL DICUSSION IV: DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATION OF ELASTIN PRODUCTION.</p> <p>Elastin in Blood Vessels (L. Robert, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>GENERAL DISCUSSION V: THE NON-ENZYMIC GLYCATION OF ELASTIN.</p> <p>Interaction of Tumour Cells with Elastin and the Metastatic Phenotype (J. Tímár, <i>et al.</i>).</p> <p>A Role for Neutrophil Elastase in Solar Elastosis (B. Starcher & M. Conrad).</p> <p>Indexes.</p>
<p><b>Derek J. Chadwick</b> and <b>Jamie A. Goode</b> are editors for <i>The Molecular Biology and Pathology of Elastic Tissues</i> and other scientific titles.</p>
Elastin is a molecule of the extracellular matrix, which appeared during phylogenesis only with the vertebrates. Organs and tissues rich in elastin (e.g. in the circulatory and respiratory systems) age the most rapidly. Elastic fibres are complex structures and their biosynthesis presents problems for the elastin-producing cell. Physiological turnover of insoluble elastin is very slow, so little remodelling of elastic fibres occurs during adult life. However, increased elastin destruction occurs in certain pathological conditions, due either to the release of elastases from inflammatory cells or bacteria, or to a genetic deficiency in an elastase inhibitor. Membrane-associated elastin-binding proteins have been discovered recently. These have a high affinity for tropoelastin (the soluble elastin precursor) and for fragments of insoluble elastin. Also, they mediate a variety of cellular reactions, including chemotaxis, release of lytic enzymes or oxygen radicals, and cell adhesion. They may also play a role in the movement of inflammatory cells and metastic tumour cells through elastin-rich tissues. With the cloning of the genes for tropoelastin and several microfibrillar proteins, as well as the discovery of elastin receptors, research on this topic is proceeding rapidly. This book includes contributions from a diverse group of scientists and clinicians working on elastin biology. Specific topics include the structure and function of elastin, its molecular biology and regulation, and its role in ageing and pathology.

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