Artemisinin and Nitric Oxide Mechanisms and Implications in Disease and Health

Title:

Author:

Zeng, Qing-Ping. author.

ISBN:

9783662476888

Personal Author:

Zeng, Qing-Ping. author.

Physical Description:

XV, 126 p. 16 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,

Contents:

Background -- Biological Features of NO and Pharmacological Principles of ART -- ART for Antitumor -- ART for Antibacterial Infection -- ART for Anti-inflammation -- ART for Antiaging -- Prospective.

Abstract:

This book discusses both the beneficial and harmful aspects of NO in biology and medicine, and also introduces the emerging discovery of artemisinin in antitumor, antibacterial infection, anti-inflammation, and antiaging contexts. In 1992 nitric oxide (NO) was voted “Molecule of the Year” by Science magazine, and the discovery of its physiological roles has led to Nobel Prize-winning work in neuroscience, physiology and immunology. The book explains why we should maintain a steady-state NO level that is derived from neuronal or epithelial NO synthase, and avoid the extremely high NO level resulting from inducible NO synthase. The book offers a valuable resource for medical chemists, clinicians, biologists and all those interested in health and disease.

Subject Term:

Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Added Corporate Author:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Electronic Access:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47688-8

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This book discusses both the beneficial and harmful aspects of NO in biology and medicine, and also introduces the emerging discovery of artemisinin in antitumor, antibacterial infection, anti-inflammation, and antiaging contexts. In 1992 nitric oxide (NO) was voted "Molecule of the Year" by Science magazine, and the discovery of its physiological roles has led to Nobel Prize-winning work in neuroscience, physiology and immunology. The book explains why we should maintain a steady-state NO level that is derived from neuronal or epithelial NO synthase, and avoid the extremely high NO level resulting from inducible NO synthase. The book offers a valuable resource for medical chemists, clinicians, biologists and all those interested in health and disease.