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The Cardiovascular Glycocalyx in Health and Disease

  • 1st Edition, Volume 91 - April 11, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Ibra S. Fancher, Andreia Z. Chignalia
  • Language: English

The Cardiovascular Glycocalyx in Health and Disease, Volume 91 gives updates on the glycocalyx function through the cardiovascular system and its integration in whole system physio… Read more

Description

The Cardiovascular Glycocalyx in Health and Disease, Volume 91 gives updates on the glycocalyx function through the cardiovascular system and its integration in whole system physiology. Chapters address Endothelial surface layers in the kidney, Pharmacological targeting of the glycocalyx -- current status and prospects, The endothelial glycocalyx and the subtleties of female microcirculation, and much more targeted content.

Key features

  • Provides a broad scope that reviews glycocalyx foundational studies to contemporary findings
  • Includes Pharmacological and Translational Perspectives
  • Discusses the glycocalyx in integrated system physiology

Readership

Those seeking to expand their knowledge on the glycocalyx through reviews of contemporary research and perspectives of recently identified roles of the glycocalyx in the cardiovascular system

Table of contents

1. Impairment of endothelial glycocalyx in atherosclerosis and obesity

Sang Joon Ahn, Elizabeth Le Master, Sara T. Granados and Irena Levitan

2. The glycocalyx and calcium dynamics in endothelial cells

Cameron M. Mortazavi, Jillian M. Hoyt, Aamir Patel and Andreia Z. Chignalia

3. Mechanotransduction and the endothelial glycocalyx: Interactions with membrane and cytoskeletal proteins to transduce force

Hassan Askari, Masoumeh Sadeghinejad and Ibra S. Fancher

4. Setting the stage for universal pharmacological targeting of the glycocalyx

Karim Almahayni and Leonhard Möckl

5. The effects of female sexual hormones on the endothelial glycocalyx

Simone R. Potje, Núbia S. Martins, Maira N. Benatti, Daniel Rodrigues, Vânia L. D. Bonato and Rita C. Tostes

6. The role of hyaluronan in endothelial glycocalyx and potential preventative lifestyle strategy with advancing age

Jisok Lim, Daniel R. Machin and Anthony J. Donato

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 91
  • Published: April 18, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Ibra S. Fancher

Dr. Fancher is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, College of Health Sciences. Dr. Fancher’s immediate interests are in understanding how cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, impair vascular endothelial ion channel function which ultimately results in dysregulation of vascular function. His recent studies have detailed a link between damage to the endothelial glycocalyx and impaired K+ channel function in obesity; a mechanism he proposes contributes to obesity-induced vascular dysfunction. Ongoing studies in the lab are focused on determining the mechanistic link between elevated macronutrients associated with a poor Western diet and obesity, disruption of the glycocalyx, and K+ channel function.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, College of Health Sciences, DE, USA

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Andreia Z. Chignalia

Dr. Andreia Z. Chignalia is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine-Tucson. The research in the Chignalia lab focuses on studying the redox mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases and associated pulmonary complications. Special emphasis is given to explore the differential redox-sensitive pathways activated by individual glycocalyx components during disease progression. Her research program utilizes a broad range of techniques that span from in vitro, in situ, and in vivo animal models of disease with a translational approach to advance the understanding of human disease with the goal to identify new targets for drug development.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona, College of Medicine-Tucson, Arizona, USA

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