Biochemical Basis and Therapeutic Implications of Angiogenesis

Part I. Molecular Mechanisms of Angiogenesis

1. Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Angiogenesis
David J. Bruce, Peng H. Tan

2. Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta in Angiogenesis
Alicia Viloria-Petit, Amy Richard, Sonja Zours, Mai Jarad, Brenda L. Coomber

3. Role of Cytokines in Angiogenesis: Turning It On and Off
Melissa A. Thal, Raj Kishore

4. Neuropeptides and Angiogenesis
Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk, Christoph Nabzdyk

5. Role of Integrins in Angiogenesis
Ghazaleh Tabatabai, Michael Weller

6. Regulation of Angiogenesis by Hypoxia-Inducible Factors
Hideki Hayakawa, Futoshi Shibasaki

7. Role of Mast Cells in Angiogenesis
Enrico Crivellato, Domenico Ribatti

8. Vascular Stem Cells in Regulation of Angiogenesis
Jingwei Lu, Vincent J. Pompili, Hiranmoy Das

9. Toll-Like Receptor-Linked Signal Transduction in Angiogenesis
Karsten Grote, Harald Schütt, Bernhard Schieffer

10. Role of Sex Steroids in Angiogenesis
Laura Lecce, Yuen Ting Lam, Martin K. C. Ng

11. Biochemical Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Angiogenesis
Dustin Scott Kehler, Naranjan S. Dhalla, Todd A. Duhamel

Part II. Pathophysiological Aspects of Angiogenesis

12. Angiogenesis in Atherosclerosis: An Overview
Sadip Pant, Abhishek Deshmukh, Jawahar L. Mehta

13. Role of Serotonin in Angiogenesis in Diabetes
Masaaki Iwabayashi, Yoshiaki Taniyama, Junya Azuma, Fumihiro Sanada, Kazuma Iekushi, Hiromi Rakugi, Ryuichi Morishita

14. Brain Angiogenesis After Stroke
Kazuhide Hayakawa, Ji Hae Seo, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Loc-Duyen D. Pham, Deepti Navaratna, Eng H. Lo, Ken Arai

15. Angiogenesis in Myocardial Ischemia
Yasuyuki Fujita, Takayuki Asahara, Atsuhiko Kawamoto

16. Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Angiogenesis in Ischemic Heart Disease
Lina Badimon, Blanca Oñate, Gemma Vilahur

17. Trials of Angiogenesis Therapy in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
Sandeep Singla, Jawahar L. Mehta

18. Angiogenesis in Cancer
Gerald W. Prager, Christoph C. Zielinski

19. Potential Mechanisms Linking Oxidized LDL to Susceptibility to Cancer
Magomed Khaidakov, Jawahar L. Mehta

20. Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in the Angiogenesis Pathway and Non-small-Cell Lung Cancer Tumor Behavior: Implications in Risk Assessment and Clinical Outcome
Ramon Andrade Mello, Michael Luis, António Araújo, Rui Manuel Reis, Venceslau Hespanhol

Part III. Pharmacology and Therapy of Angiogenesis

21. Angiogenic and Arteriogenic Factors: Their Role in the Treatment of Cancer and Arterial Regeneration
Wolfgang Schaper

22. Physiological Roles and Therapeutic Implications of Hepatocyte Growth Factor for Angiogenesis
Hiroyuki Ohnishi, Shinya Mizuno, Kiyomasa Oka, Toshikazu Nakamura

23. Harnessing Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Therapeutic Angiogenesis
Alan W. Stitt, Reinhold J. Medina

24. Microarray, MicroRNA, and Angiogenesis
Zufeng Ding, Xianwei Wang, Jawahar L. Mehta

25. MicroRNA and Cardiovascular Disorders with a Focus on Angiogenesis
Elena Cavarretta, Giacomo Frati, Gianluigi Condorelli

26. Overview of Angiogenesis Inhibitors from Natural Sources
Dipti Gatne, Veeranjaneyulu Addepalli

Nyckelord: Biomedicine, Human Physiology, Cardiology, Cancer Research, Receptors, Molecular Medicine, Stem Cells