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Comprehensive and in-depth in its coverage, Atherosclerosis: Cellular, Molecular & Biochemical Mechanism and Novel Therapy reviews the recent progress in atherosclerosis research and offers cutting edge perspectives from experts in the field. Written by an international team of authors including leading physician-scientists, research experts and physicians, chapters are divided into four major sections, covering risk factors, cellular and molecular mechanisms, biochemical mechanisms and novel and future therapeutics.
Atherosclerosis: Cellular, Molecular & Biochemical Mechanism and Novel Therapy analyses recent progress from both conceptual and technological perspectives, suggesting new directions for atherosclerosis research and treatment for a growing population of researchers and clinicians in cardiovascular and related fields.
Hong Wang is a professor of pharmacology at Temple University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on mechanisms of vascular disease, using research approaches includinggenetic cloning, molecular biology, protein chemistry and immunohistochemistry. Dr. Wang is the author of numerous publications in peer reviewed journals including Cardiovascular Research, Atherosclerosis, Blood, and Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine.
Preface (or Foreword): Joe Loscalzo
Section I: Risk Factors: old and new
Section II: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
5. Endothelial cells; Mukesh Jain
6. Vascular smooth muscle cells, Nicholas E. S. Sibinga
7. Monocytes; Mark Finberg/Hong Wang
8. Lymphocytes; Yang, Xiaofeng
9. Scavenger receptors; Van Eck, Miranda
10.Phospholipases; Uwe Tietge,
11.Caviolin and atherosclerosis; Victor Rizzo
12.Regulatory lysosomes in atherosclerosis; Pin-lan Li
13.MicroRNA; Yang, Xiaofeng
14. Paraoxonases; Reddy, Srinivasa
Section III: Biochemical Mechanisms
15. NO; Paul Huang
16. CO; William Durante
17. ROS; Minghui Zou
18. CRP; Yuqing Eugene Chen
19. Methylation and SAH; Hong Wang
20. Bioactive lipid and receptors; Pratico, Domenico
Section IV Novel future therapeutic Approaches/strategies
(Henry Pownall will head this section and recruit people from inside and outside of book contributor list)
(A combined section with multiple subheadings, each describe a potential novel therapeutic strategy; going forward do better than just Statin)
21. Streptococcal Serum Opacity Factor; Henry Pownall
22. heme oxygenase/carbon monoxide system; William Durante
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