Facilitative Glucose Transporters in Articular Chondrocytes

Expression, Distribution and Functional Regulation of GLUT Isoforms by Hypoxia, Hypoxia Mimetics, Growth Factors and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines

von Ali Mobasheri, Stephen Richardson, Carolyn A. Bondy, Kelle Moley, Judith A Hoyland, Mehdi Shakibaei, Richard Barrett-Jolley, Susana Carvalho Rosa, Alexandrina Ferreira Mendes

100 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Articular Cartilage: Structure, Function, and Pathophysiology.- Does Arthritis Have a Nutritional Etiology?.- Metabolic Dysfunction in Arthritis.- Glucose: An Essential Metabolite and Structural Precursor for Articular Cartilage.- Mammalian Sugar Transporter Families: GLUT and SGLT.- Molecular Diversity of Facilitative Glucose Transporters in Articular Chondrocytes.- Regulation of Glucose Transport by Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs.- Glucose Transporters in the Intervertebral Disc.- Glucose Transporter Expression and Regulation in Embryonic and Mesenchymal Stem Cells.- Concluding Remarks.

• Reihe: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
• Themen: Medizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• ISBN: 9783540788980
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.09.2008
• Größe: 235 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Springer