Role of proteases in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases / edited by Abel Lajtha and Naren L. Banik.

Other author Lajtha, Abel.
Other author Banik, Naren L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,
Descriptionxii, 302 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. THE ROLE OF PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES IN AUTOIMMUNE DEMYELINATING DISEASES: AN UPDATE -- Marion Smith 1 -- 2. PROTEASES IN DEMYELINATION -- M .L.Cuzner 5 -- 3. CALCIUM ACTIVATED NEUTRAL PROTEINASE IN DEMYELINATING DISEASES -- Donald C.Shields and Naren L.Banik 25 -- 4. PAPAIN-LIKE CYSTEINE PROTEASES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES -- Dieter Bromme and Suzana Petanceska 47 -- 5. THE ROLE OF THE CALPAIN SYSTEM IN NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE -- Darrel E.Goll, Valery F.Thompson, Hongqi Li, and Jinyang Cong 63 -- 6. THE ROLE OF CALPAIN PROTEOLYSIS IN CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA -- Dwaine F.Emerich and Raymond T.Bartus 75 -- 7. CALPAIN ISOFORMS IN THE EYE -- T.R.Shearer, H.Ma, M.Shih, K.J.Lampi, C.Fukiage, and M.Azuma85 -- 8. METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE EC 3.4.24.15 IN NEURODEGENERATION -- Carmela R.Abraham and Franchot Slot 101 -- 9. CYSTEINE PROTEASES, SYNAPTIC DEGENERATION AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS -- Mark P.Mattson and Sic L.Chan117 -- 10. THE UBIQUITIN/PROTEASOME PATHWAY IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS -- Maria E.Figueiredo-Pereira and Patricia Rockwell 137 -- 11. AMYLOID (TACE, BACE) AND PRESENILIN PROTEASES ASSOCIATED WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- Neville Marks and Martin J.Berg 155 --12. CASPASES IN NEURODEGENERATION -- Jorg B.Schulz and Michael A.Moskowitz 179 -- 13. THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES WITH PROTEASE INHIBITORS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE AND NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES -- Kevin K.W .Wang189 -- 14. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TRAUMA: PROTEOLYTIC MECHANISMS AND RELATED THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES -- Swapan K.Ray, Denise C.Matzelle, Gloria G.Wilford, Lawrence F.Eng, -- Edward L.Hogan, and Naren L.Banik 199 -- 15. LYSOSOMAL CYSTEINE PROTEASES AND THEIR PROTEIN INHIBITORS -- Vito Turk, Janko Kos, Gregor Guncar, and Boris Turk 227 -- 16. PROTEASES AND THEIR INHIBITORS IN GLIOMAS -- Peter A.Forsyth, Dylan R.Edwards, Marc A.LaFleur, -- and V.W .Yong241 -- 17. PROTEOLYSIS OF MUTANT GENE PRODUCTS ARE KEY MECHANISMS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES -- Vivian Y.H.Hook 269 -- 18. MAMMALIAN PROTEINASE GENES -- Hahn-Jun Lee, Koichi Suzuki, and Takaomi C.Saido283 --AUTHOR INDEX 297 -- SUBJECT INDEX 299.
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