Lipoxygenases and their Metabolites : Biological Functions

This volume is a compendium of knowledge relating to the biology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and genetics of lipoxygenases and their products, edited as proceedings of an International Congress held in Malta in the summer of 1997.

Preface; S. Nigam, C.R. Pace-Asciak. Introductory Remarks: Historical Roots and Contemporary Aspects of Lipoxygenase Research; T. Schewe, et al. Part I: Enzymology, Molecular Biology, and Biological Functions of Mammalian Lipoxygenases. Mammalian 15-Lipoxygenases:Enzymatic Properties and Biological Implications; H. Kühn, S. Borngräber. Molecular Cloning of a Second Human 15S-Lipoxygenase and Its Murine Homologue, and 8S-Lipoxygenase: Their Relationship to Other Mammalian Lipoxygenases; A.R. Brash, et al. Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase Isozymes; S. Yamamoto, et al. Expression of Leukocyte-Type-12-Lipoxygenase and Reticulocyte-Type 15-Lipoxygenase in Rabbits; B.-J. Thiele, et al Lipoxygenase Gene Disruption Studies- Status and Applications; E.N. Johnson, et al. Part II: Metabolic Regulation of Lipoxygenases: Lipoxygenase Inhibitors. The Release of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Lipoxygenation in the Brain; Hee-Yong Kim, et al. Biological Relevance of the 12-Lipoxygenase Pathway for Platelet and Lymphocyte Functions; M. Lagarde, et al. Effect of 15-HETE on the 5-Lipoxygenase Pathway in Neutrophils: Genuine Inhibitor or Alternative Substrate? T. Schewe, et al. Adenosine: An Endogenous Inhibitor of Arachidonic Acid Release and Leukotriene Biosynthesis in Human Neutrophils; E. Krump , P. Borgeat. Pharmacological Aspects of 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibition; R. Müller-Peddinghaus. Part III: Products of the Lipoxygenase Pathways and their Receptors. The Hepoxilins: A Review; C.R. Pace-Asciak, et al. Aspirin-Triggered 15-epi-Lipoxin A4 and Stable Analogs on Lipoxin A4 are Potent Inhibitors of Acute Inflammation: Receptors and Pathways; C.N. Serhan, et al. Modulation of LTB4 Receptor inT-Lymphocytes by Lipoxin A4 (LXA4) and Its Role in Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity; King-Teh Lin, et al. Receptors for Cysteinyl-Leukotrienes in Human Cells; S. Nicosia, et al. Cysteinyl-Leukotrienes and the Human Lung; I. Gorenne, et al. 12(S)-HETE in Cancer Metastasis; Keqin Tang, K.V. Honn. A 12(S)-HETE Receptor in Lewis Lung Carcinoma Cells; H. Herbertsson, et al. Fatty Acids, Eicosanoids, and Hypolipidemic Agents Regulate Gene Expression Through Direct Binding to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors; W. Wahli, et al. Biogenesis and Biological Functions of Marine Algal Oxylipins; W.H. Gerwick, et al. Index.