BookLemin Zheng, editor.
Summary: This book focuses on both high-density lipoproteins (HDL) metabolism and related diseases from the perspectives of the world-class experts in HDL. Several chapters in this book provide the overall information about HDL metabolism via detailed discussion of HDL structures as well as several key molecules involved in its functions, such as SR-B1 and Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors and so on. The rest of this book illustrates the connection between HDL and several diseases that are the major concerns of peoples health in many countries, and devotes to exploring the therapies of HDL related diseases. With a better understanding of the HDL metabolism and diseases, this book will benefit the audiences with interest in HDL from biomedicine to clinical practice.
Contents:
Chapter 1: HDL Structure
Chapter 2: HDL and Cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP)
Chapter 3: HDL and Endothelial Function
Chapter 4: HDL and lipid metabolism
Chapter 5: HDL and oxidation
Chapter 6: Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I and HDL
Chapter 7: ABCA1, ABCG1 and cholesterol homeostasis
Chapter 8: HDL and ASCVD
Chapter 9: HDL and Diabetes
Chapter 10: HDL and sepsis
Chapter 11: HDL mimetic peptides
Chapter 12: HDL and microRNAs
Chapter 13: HDL-kidney diseases
Chapter 14: HDL and therapy
Chapter 15: High-density lipoprotein and Surgery.