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This fully updated edition explores methods involving sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a bioactive lysophospholipid which has become the focus of much research interest as it has widespread developmental and physio-pathological actions, controlling events within the nervous, reproductive, gastrointestinal, vascular, respiratory, and immune systems, in addition to having a prominent role in cancer, early mammalian embryogenesis, and stem cells. Here, worldwide experts in the S1P field describe in-depth techniques in an array of cell types and with various physiological applications, showcasing the important effects of S1P in developmentand in physiopathology. As a volume in the Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters contain introductions to their respective topics, lists of the relevant materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips for troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and timely, Sphingosine-1-Phosphate: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition is another key resource for scientists working in this fast-moving and dynamic field.
List of contents
Measuring Sphingosine-1-Phosphate/Protein Interactions with the Kinetic Exclusion Assay.- An Improved Isoform-Selective Assay for Sphingosine Kinase 1 Activity.- Methods for Analyzing Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Signaling in Human and Mouse Primary Mast Cells.- Measurement of Lysophosphatidic Acid and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate by Liquid Chromatography-Coupled Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry.- Immunohistochemical Detection of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Sphingosine Kinase-1 in Human Tissue Samples and Cell Lines.- A Clean-Up Method for Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in Blood and Solid Tissues Using a Phosphate Capture Molecule.- A Rapid Fluorescence Assayfor Measuring Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Transporter Activity in Erythrocytes.- Analysis of S1P Receptor Expression by Uterine Immune Cells Using Standardized Multi-Parametric Flow Cytometry.- S1P Synergizes with Wall Shear Stress and Other Angiogenic Factors to Induce Endothelial Cell Sprouting Responses.- In Vitro Methods to Study the Modulation of Migration and Invasion by Sphingosine-1-Phosphate.- Maintenance of Human Embryonic Stem Cells by Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor.- Sphingosine-1-Phosphate (S1P) Signaling in Neural Progenitors.- Ceramide and S1P Signaling in Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation.- 3D Stacked Construct: A Novel Substitute for Corneal Tissue Engineering.
About the author
Peter Brimelow, who has two children in public school, is the editor of VDARE.COM, a senior fellow with the Pacific Research Institute, and a columnist for CBS MarketWatch. A financial journalist, he has written extensively about the NEA and the economics of education in Forbes and Fortune. The author of Alien Nation: Common Sense About America's Immigration Disaster, he has contributed to the Wall Street Journal the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Summary
This fully updated edition explores methods involving sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a bioactive lysophospholipid which has become the focus of much research interest as it has widespread developmental and physio-pathological actions, controlling events within the nervous, reproductive, gastrointestinal, vascular, respiratory, and immune systems, in addition to having a prominent role in cancer, early mammalian embryogenesis, and stem cells. Here, worldwide experts in the S1P field describe in-depth techniques in an array of cell types and with various physiological applications, showcasing the important effects of S1P in developmentand in physiopathology. As a volume in the Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters contain introductions to their respective topics, lists of the relevant materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips for troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and timely, Sphingosine-1-Phosphate: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition is another key resource for scientists working in this fast-moving and dynamic field.
