Fatty Acids and Inflammatory Diseases

By Jens-Michael Schröder

Book Overview

Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids in the Skin and their Role in Epidermal Barrier function.- Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Skin.- Role of Eicosanoids in Psoriasis and Atopic Skin Diseases.- Cutaneous Essential Fatty Acids and Hydroxy Fatty Acids: Modulation of Inflammatory and Hyperproliferative Processes.- Dietary Fatty Acids and Skin Diseases.- Inhibitors of Eicosanoid Biosynthesis in Skin Inflammation.- Keratinocytes as a Cellular Source of Inflammatory Eicosanoids.- Strategies for the Analysis of Fatty Acid Mediators of Inflammation.- The Effect of Fatty Acid Composition and Retinoic Acid on Human Keratinocyte Plasma Membrane Viscosity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3764358475
• ISBN13: 9783764358471
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Birkhauser Basel
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"