Molecular Cardiology

Details:

Erscheinungsdatum:	10.11.2010
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Titel:	Molecular Cardiology
Titelzusatz:	Methods and Protocols
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Redaktion:	Sun, Zhongjie
Verlag:	Humana Press Humana Press Inc.
Sprache:	Englisch
Rubrik:	Medizin Andere Fachgebiete
Informationen:	Previously published in hardcover
Gewicht:	734 gr
ISBN-13:	9781617375217
ISBN-10:	1617375217
Empfohlener Verkaufspreis:	176,54 EUR
Zustand:	Neuware

Beschreibung:

The aim of Molecular Cardiology: Methods and Protocols is to document state-of-the-art molecular and genetic techniques in the area of cardiology. These modern approaches enable researchers to readily study heart diseases at the molecular level and will promote the development of new therapeutic str- egies. Methods for genetic dissection, signal transduction, and microarray analysis are excellent tools for the study of the molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases. Protocols for transgenesis take advantage of recent advances in many areas of molecular and cell biology. Transgenic models of heart diseases (cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac dysfunction, and so on. ) are powerful tools for the study of heart disease pathogenesis. Methods for gene transfer to heart tissue using viral and nonviral vectors form the basis of gene therapy for heart diseases. Heart-specific promoters containing a hypox- inducible cardioprotective gene switch are key for protection of the heart from ischemia. Gene and stem cell therapies open novel and exciting avenues for the prevention and treatment of heart diseases. Molecular Cardiology: Methods and Protocols consists of 26 chapters de- ing with various aspects of molecular cardiology, including gene transfer and gene therapy for cardiovascular disease, stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease, gene analysis in the injured and hypertrophied heart, and transgenesis in cardiovascular research. This book provides step-by-step methods for the successful completion of experimental procedures, and would be useful for both experienced and new investigators in the field of molecular cardiology.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Part I. Introduction

Introduction to Methods in Molecular Cardiology
Zhongjie Sun

Part II. Gene Transfer and Gene Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease

Gene Therapy Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease
J. Mark Jones and Walter J. Koch

Gene Therapy for Myocardial Ischemia Using the Hypoxia-Inducible Double Plasmid System
Yi Tang

Cardiac Gene Delivery Using DNA-Adenoviral Constructs
J. Mark Jones and Walter J. Koch

Manipulation of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Within the Paraventricular Nucleus Using Adenovirus and Antisense Technology
Yi-Fan Li, Yu Wang, Keith M. Channon, Harold D. Schultz, Irving H. Zucker, and Kaushik P. Patel

TAT-Mediated Protein Transduction: Delivering Biologically Active Proteins to the Heart
Åsa B. Gustafsson, Roberta A. Gottlieb, and David J. Granville

Expression of Human eNOS in Cardiac and Endothelial Cells
Xiuqing Wang, Robert Cade, and Zhongjie Sun

Strategies of Conditional Gene Expression in Myocardium: An Overview
Heather L. Heine, Hon Sing Leong, Fabio M. V. Rossi, Bruce M. McManus, and Thomas J. Podor

Gene Silencing Using Adenoviral RNAi Vector in Vascular Smooth Muscule Cells and Cardiomyocytes
Hideko Kasahara and Hiroki Aoki

Part III. Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiac Commitment of Embryonic Stem Cells for Myocardial Repair
Dana Zeineddine, Evangelia Papadimou, Annabelle Mery, Claudine Ménard, and Michel Pucéat

Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Post-Ischemic Myocardial Repair
Yao Liang Tang

Cellular Therapy With Autologous Skeletal Myoblasts for Ischemic Heart Disease and Heart Failure
Yao Liang Tang

Protocols for Myocardial Infarction Repair Using Fetal Cardiac Myocytes
Sharon Etzion, Radka Holbova, Liron Miller, and Jonathan Leor

Methods for Examining Stem Cells in Post-Ischemic and Transplanted Hearts
Nana Rezai, Hubert Walinski, Alexandra Kerjner, Lubos Bohunek, Fabio M. V. Rossi, Bruce M. McManus, and Thomas J. Podor

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Culture and Gene Transfer
Hideki Iwaguro and Takayuki Asahara

Part IV. Gene Analysis in the Injured and Hypertrophied Heart

Delineation of Sequences Essential for Specific Promoter Activation During Pressure Overloaded Hypertrophy or Factor-Induced Hypertrophy
Chellam Rajamanickam and Radhakrishnan Jeejabai.

Evaluation of the Cardiac Isoform of a2-Macroglobulin as a Factor Inducing Cardiac Hypertrophy
Chellam Rajamanickam and Radhakrishnan Jeejabai

Detection of Apoptosis in Cardiovascular Diseases
Arwen L. Hunter, Jonathan C. Choy, and David J. Granville

Detection of Cardiac Signaling in the Injured and Hypertrophied Heart
Xiaoning Si, Maziar Rahmani, Ji Yuan, and Honglin Luo

Affymetrix Oligonucleotide Analysis of Gene Expression in the Injured Heart
Bobby Yanagawa, Lydia Taylor, Theresa A. Deisher, Raymond Ng, George F. Schreiner, Timothy J. Triche, Decheng Yang, and Bruce M. McManus

Identification and Validation of Loci and Candidate Genes Linked to Cardiac Hypertrophy
Bastien Llamas and Christian F. Deschepper

Induction and Analysis of Cardiac Hypertrophy in Transgenic Animal Models
Marcos E. Barbosa, Natalia Alenina, and Michael Bader

Methods for the Detection of Altered b-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling Pathways in Hypertrophied Hearts
Matthew J. Wolf, Hideo Tachibana, and Howard A. Rockman

Part V. Transgenes in Cardiovascular Research

Transgenic Mouse Models for Cardiac Dysfunction by a Specific Gene Manipulation
Gopal J. Babu and Muthu Periasamy

Cardiomyocyte Defects in Diabetic Models and Protection With Cardiac-Targeted Transgenes
Xia Shen, Gang Ye, Naira S. Metreveli, and Paul N. Epstein

Cardiac-Specific Overexpression of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor in Transgenic Rats
Sigrid Hoffmann

Index

Information:

Molecular Cardiology is the first major collection of techniques for gene therapy and stem cell therapy for heart diseases. The methods include readily reproducible techniques for genetic dissection, signal transduction, and microarray analysis. Many of the protocols employ not only molecular and cell biology techniques, but also in vivo approaches to myocardial repair using different types of stem cells, and include methods for expansion, purification, and genetic modification of stem cells.