High Density Lipoproteins

From Biological Understanding to Clinical Exploitation

Arnold von Eckardstein, Dimitris Kardassis (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XIII, 694 Seiten

2015 | 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-09664-3 (ISBN)

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lt;p>In this Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology on "High Density Lipoproteins - from biological understanding to clinical exploitation" contributing authors (members of COST Action BM0904/HDLnet) summarize in more than 20 chapters our current knowledge on the structure, function, metabolism and regulation of HDL in health and several diseases as well as the status of past and ongoing attempts of therapeutic exploitation.

The book is of interest to researchers in academia and industry focusing on lipoprotein metabolism, cardiovascular diseases and immunology as well as clinical pharmacologists, cardiologists, diabetologists, nephrologists and other clinicians interested in metabolic or inflammatory diseases.

lt;p>Preface.- Part 1. Physiology of HDL.- Part 2. Pathology of HDL.- Part 3. Possible Indications and Target Mechanisms of HDL Therapy.- Part 4. Treatments for Dyslipidemias and Dysfunction of HDL.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.1.2015
Reihe/Serie	Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 694 p. 40 illus., 37 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1218 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie
Schlagworte	Animal Models • atherosclerosis • HDL • inflammation • reverse cholesterol transport • risk factors
ISBN-10	3-319-09664-8 / 3319096648
ISBN-13	978-3-319-09664-3 / 9783319096643
Zustand	Neuware