New Frontiers in Lifestyle-Related Diseases 2008 edition

Marc Notes: Showa University International Symposium for Life Sciences, 3rd Annual Meeting, held at Showa University on Sept. 13, 2006 --Foreword.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: From the reviews: "This is a compilation of oral presentations and poster presentations conveying the latest information from basic and clinical research on lifestyle-related diseases. This book is targeted at physicians, physicians in training, students, midlevels, and researchers who wish to understand the effects of disease-modifiable illnesses . For bench and clinical researchers this is an excellent book. It is especially helpful for those who wish to acquire a broader fund of knowledge about the mechanisms of atherosclerotic heart disease." (Dedric J Clarke, Doody s Review Service, March, 2009) Review Quotes: From the reviews: "This is a compilation of oral presentations and poster presentations conveying the latest information from basic and clinical research on lifestyle-related diseases. This book is targeted at physicians, physicians in training, students, midlevels, and researchers who wish to understand the effects of disease-modifiable illnesses . For bench and clinical researchers this is an excellent book. It is especially helpful for those who wish to acquire a broader fund of knowledge about the mechanisms of atherosclerotic heart disease." (Dedric J Clarke, Doody s Review Service, March, 2009)"Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part I. Regulation of Feeding and Energy Homeostasis in the Brain -- Orphan Neuropeptides and the Regulation of Food Intake / H. Nagasaki, Y. Xu, Y. Saito, O. Civelli -- Neuronal Mechanisms of Feeding Regulation by Peptides / M. Nakazato, H. Ueno -- Distribution and Localization of Galanin-Like Peptide (GALP) in Brain / F. Takenoya, H. Kageyama, S. Shioda -- Functional Analysis of GALP in Feeding Regulation / H. Kageyama, K. Toshinai, Y Date, M. Nakazato, F. Takenoya, S. Shioda -- Regulation of Energy Homeostasis by GALP / S. Shioda, H. Kageyama, F. Takenoya, Y. Date, M. Nakazato, T. Osaka, Y. Minokoshi -- Part II. Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis -- Cholesterol Trafficking and Esterification with Relation to Atherosclerosis and Neurodegenerative Diseases / T. Y. Chang, C. C. Y. Chang -- Atherogenic Lipoproteins in Type 2 Diabetes with Nephropathy / T. Hirano -- Regulatory Mechanisms for Cytosolic Prostaglandin E Synthase, cPGES/p23 / Y. Nakatani, I. Kudo -- Regulation of Intracellular Lipid Storage and Adipose Differentiation-Related Protein (ADRP) / H. Itabe, Y. Masuda, N. Sasabe, K. Kitazato, H. Arai, T. Takano -- Roles of Vasoactive Agents in Macrophage Foam Cell Formation and Atherosclerosis / T. Watanabe, A. Miyazaki -- Part III. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases -- Sleep Apnea and Metabolic and Cardiovascular Complications / C. P. O'Donnell -- Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Atherosclerosis / K. Minoguchi -- Significance of Small Dense Low-Density Lipoproteins in Coronary Heart Disease / S. Koba, T. Hirano, Y. Yokota, F. Tsunoda, Y. Ban, T. Sato, M. Shoji, H. Suzuki, E. Geshi, T. Katagiri -- Statin Decreases IL-1 and LPS-Induced Inflammatory Cytokines Production in Oral Epithelial Cells / M. Usui, R. Suda, Y. Miyazawa, M. Kobayashi, Y. Okamatsu, H. Takiguchi, M. Suzuki, M. Yamamoto -- Part IV. Poster Sessions -- Onco-Suppressor p53 Protein Prevents an Alzheimer Diseaseftvlouse Model, Pm7-Null Mouse from the Increase of Presenilin-1 / K. Takahashi, K. Shimazaki, T. Obama, R. Kato, H. Itabe, H. Akiyama, C. Ochida, T. Uchida -- Quantification of Mouse Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein by Sandwich ELISA / R. Kato, C. Mori, K. Kitasato, K. Takahashi, S. Arata, T. Obama, H. Itabe -- Regulation of sPLArIIA Expression in Cytokine-Stimulated Rat Fibroblasts / H. Kuwata, I. Kudo -- Comparison Between Small Dense LDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol to Predict Coronary Events in Stable Coronary Heart Disease / Y. Yokota, S. Koba, F. Tsunoda, Y. Ban, T. Sato, M. Shoji, H. Suzuki, T. Katagiri -- Acceleration of Foam Cell Formation by Leptin in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages / S. Hongo, T. Watanabe, K. Takahashi, A. Miyazaki -- Key word index. Publisher Marketing: The leading cause of death in Western countries is coronary heart disease, the most common of which is acute myocardial infarction. This book conveys the latest information from basic and clinical research in lifestyle-related diseases.