Artemisinin and Nitric Oxide - Mechanisms and Implications in Disease and Health

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.

List of 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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Qing-Ping Zeng
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783662476871
• ISBN: 978-3-662-47687-1
• No. of pages: 126
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 257 g
• Illustrations: XV, 126 p. 16 illus., 14 illus. in color.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science; SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry; Diabetes, Geriatrie, C, Neurowissenschaften, Rheumatologie, Geriatrics, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Oncology, Neurosciences, Chemistry and Materials Science, Geriatric medicine, Rheumatology, Cancer Research, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Zoology, Biomedical Research, Neurobiology, MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, Diseases and disorders