Cell Interactions in Atherosclerosis / Edition 1

by Horst Robenek, Nicholas J. Severs

Overview

Cell Interactions in Atherosclerosis covers the scientific foundations of the most important disease inflicting the developed world today. It presents a collection of topical aspects on the general theme of cell interactions in atherosclerosis, providing authoritative, up-to-the-minute accounts of how new developments in cell biology have advanced our understanding of these cellular interactions. The book is amply illustrated with electron micrographs and light micrographs incorporating modern cytochemical procedures.

Cell Interactions in Atherosclerosis will interest all medical and scientific professionals dealing with atherosclerosis and heart disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849355059
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/25/1992
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Horst Robenek, Nicholas J. Severs

Table of Contents

Constituents of the Arterial Wall and Atherosclerotic Plaque: An Introduction to Atherosclerosis (Nicholas J. Severs and Horst Robenek). Three-Dimensional Organization of the Intima of Rabbit Aorta in Early Atherosclerotic Lesion Development as Viewed by Quick-Freeze, Deep-Etch Electron Microscopy (Joy S. Frank and Patricia F.E.M. Nievelstein). Renal Transplant Arteriopathy; Similarities to Atherosclerosis (Ekkehard Vollmer and Albert Roessner). Collagens and Collagen Synthesis in the Atherosclerotic Vessel Wall (Jürgen Rauterberg and Elisabeth Jaeger). Regulation of Biosynthetic Activity in Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells by Extracellular Matrix Components (Michael Thie). Vascular Cell Responses to Injury: Modulation by Extracellular Matrix and Soluble Factors (Joseph A. Madri and Leonard Bell). Cytochemical Characterization and Mapping of Glycoconjugates in Arterial Tissues and Vascular Cell Cultures by Light and Electron Microscopy (Wolfgang Völker). Role of Modified Lipoproteins in Atherosclerosis (Wulf Palinksi). Characterization of Lipoprotein Metabolism in Cells Isolated from Atherosclerotic Arteries (Olli Jaakkola). Endocytosis of Lipoproteins and Cholesterol Homeostasis (Horst Robenek and Nicholas J. Severs). c. 250 pp., 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, due September 1992, ISBN 0-8493-5505-2.FEATURES:

Editorial Reviews

Presents to a wide range of scientific and medical professions, new findings made possible by advances in cell biology, on atherosclerosis, the pathological process that obstructs arteries, and leads to coronary heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death and disability in the developed world. Reviews the structure and function of the three principal types of cells in the arterial wall, and their hypothesized role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis; discusses more detailed morphological aspects, the extracellular matrix and growth factors, laboratory experiments on the processes of endothelial and smooth-muscle cells, detecting and mapping components that influence properties of the vascular wall, the role of lipoproteins, and other topics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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