Arachidonate Remodeling and Inflammation, Hardcover by Fonteh, Alfred N. (EDT...

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Subject: Immunology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Diseases Publication Year: 2003 Publisher: Springer Basel A&G Subject Area: Medical Type: Textbook Number of Pages: Xi, 243 Pages Format: Hardcover width: 6.1 in Publication Name: Arachidonate Remodeling and Inflammation Item Weight: 21.6 Oz Item Length: 9.3 in Book Title: Arachidonate Remodeling and Inflammation Language: English Series: Progress in Inflammation Research Ser. ISBN: 9783764369484 Author: Robert L. Wykle Item Width: 6.1 in

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Arachidonate Remodeling and Inflammation, Hardcover by Fonteh, Alfred N. (EDT.... Arachidonate Remodeling and Inflammation, Hardcover by Fonteh, Alfred N. (EDT); Wykle, Robert (EDT), ISBN 3764369485, ISBN-13 9783764369484, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Arachidonic acid (AA) and other 20 or 22-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are precursors of lipid mediators of inflammation known as eicosanoids. These mediators are critical in disease processes and in regulating normal cell function. Remodeling is important in maintaining homeostasis and in regulating cell function by dictating how PUFAs are converted to lipid mediators of inflammation. Thus, PUFA remodeling is a critical process in the biosynthesis of a multitude of mediators, and understanding this process will unravel better therapeutic targets for controlling inflammatory diseases such as asthma and Alzheimer's metabolism is described in an integrated context linking the remodeling processes with the biosynthesis of mediators and diseases. By following the movement of the substrate (AA), the volume describes how upstream biosynthetic pathways influence the formation of lipid mediators of inflammation, showing the metabolic interrelationship between all AA-derived mediators.