Glycobiology and Human Diseases (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Wiederschain, Gherman

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses glycobiology and various forms of human diseases. Topics covered include immunoglobulins, inflammation and glycosylation, the role and therapeutic significance of natural anti-glycan antibodies in malignancies and in normal and aberrant pregnancy, identifying urinary glycans as a possible method for the diagnosis of lysosomal st

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498709194
• Artikelnr.: 44874528

Autorenporträt

Gherman Wiederschain, M.D., Ph.D., is Research Associate Professor and Visiting Scholar in the Biology Department at Boston College, Boston, MA, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Glycobiology and diseases. Immunoglobulins, inflammation and
glycosylation. Analytical Techniques for structural Characterization of
Glycosaminoglycan Oligosaccharides. Natural anti-glycan antibodies in
malignancies in normal and aberrant pregnancy. Identifying urinary glycans
as a possible method for the diagnosis of lysosomal storage diseases.
Proteoglycans in health and disease. Glycobiology of Human Milk: Biological
Roles and Diseases. Pectins as biological modulators of human physiological
reactions. Role of glycosylation in TOLL-like receptor activation and
proinflammatory responses. Studying carbohydrate-lectin interactions by
computational approaches. Altered sialylation of glycoproteins and its
impact on disease pathogenesis. Connection between Parkinson's disease and
Gaucher disease.