Kinins / edited by Michael Bader.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bader, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kallikrein.

Kinins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook of kinin biology and biochemistry covers the current knowledgeof kinins, a family of peptides involved in numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes. Recent publications have shown that the kinin system is highly relevant in a variety of disease states such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis and traumatic injuries. Furthermore, the first drug targeting system has just been approved for clinical use. The goal of this book is to provide advanced students and researchers a basic understanding of the kinin system and its role within the various organ systems. The authors of

Contents:

History of the kallikrein-kinin system / Fritz, Erdös, Skidgel

Molecular and genetic aspects of the kallikrein-kinin system / Alhenc-Gelas, Girolami

Kinin receptor signaling and regulation / Leeb-Lundberg

Animal models in the kinin field / Pesquero, Turaça, Sales

Drugs in the kallikrein-kinin system / Marceau

Kallikrein-kinin system in the brain / Noda

The role of the renal kallikrein kinin system in physiology and pathology / Bascands ... [et al.]

Kallikrein-kinin system in the heart / Tschöpe, Spillmann

Kallikrein-kinin system in the vessel wall / Madeddu, Kränkel

Kallikreins and kinin receptors. Modulators of skin homeostasis / Matus, Bhoola, Figueroa

Kallikrein-kinin system in the eye / Feener, Kita

Kallikrein-kinin system in reproductive organs / Monsees

Kallikrein-kinin system and thrombosis / Renné

Kinins: kallikreins and kinins in cancer / Bhoola, Figueroa, Ehrenfeld

Kallikrein-kinin system in pain / Calixto ... [et al.]

Kallikrein-kinin system in inflammation / Ahluwalia, Duchene

Kallikrein-kinin system in diabetes / Kakoki, Smithies

Kallikrein-kinin system in angioedema / Cicardi, Gugno

Kinins in bacterial infections / Herwald, Potempa

The kallikrein-kinin system in parasitic infections / Scharfstein, Svensjö

Kallikrein-kinin system in brain trauma and stroke / Kleinschnitz.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613400123

9781283400121

128340012X

9783110252354

311025235X

OCLC:

769343072