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Title Rapamycin : effectiveness, safety and drug interactions / Martin J. Blanco and Agustina M. Torres, editors.

Publication Info. New York : Nova Biomedical/Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2012]

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Pharmacology - research, safety testing and regulation
Organ transplantation rsearch horizons
Pharmacology-research, safety testing, and regulation series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents ""RAPAMYCIN""; ""EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETYAND DRUG INTERACTIONS""; ""PHARMACOLOGY -- RESEARCH, SAFETYTESTING AND REGULATION""; ""ORGAN TRANSPLANTATIONRESEARCH HORIZONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""mTOR Inhibitors in Chronic LiverDiseases and Cancer""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. mTOR Signaling in the Liver""; ""mTOR Inhibitors""; ""3. mTOR Inhibition in Chronic LiverDiseases""; ""Steatosis and Insulin Resistance""; ""Steatohepatitis and Fibrogenesis""; ""Cirrhosis""
""4. Relevance of mTOR Inhibition inHepatocellular Carcinoma""""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Starvation Profileof mTOR Inhibitors""; ""Abstract""; ""I. Introduction""; ""2. The Safety Profile of mTOR Inhibitors""; ""2.1. Hyperglycemia""; ""2.2. Dyslipidemia""; ""2.3. Asthenia""; ""2.4. Mucositis, Stomatitis and Mouth Sores""; ""2.5. Pulmonary Toxicity""; ""2.6. Skin Toxicity""; ""2.7. Infection and Malignancy""; ""2.8. Bone Marrow Suppression""; ""2.9. Renal Function Abnormalities""; ""3. mTOR Function in Normal CellPhysiology""; ""3.1. Regulation of Growth Factor Signaling""
""3.2. Regulation of Cell Growth and Metabolism""""4. mTOR Integrates Energy-SensingPathways""; ""4.1. AKT: The Link betweenMetabolism and Extracellular Signals""; ""4.2. mTOR Controls the Interfacebetween Nutrient Sensing and Metabolism""; ""4.3. AMPK: A Low-Energy Checkpoint""; ""4.4. AMP-Activated Kinase Controls the Metabolic Checkpoint""; ""5. mTOR Toxicity on Signaling Pathways""; ""6. Leptin""; ""7. Body Weight and Feeding""; ""8. Cross-Talk among mTOR/PKA/AMP""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""
""Identification of CandidateBiomarkers Predicting Responseto Rapalogs Therapyin Human Cancer""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Pathway-based Identificationof Predictive Biomarker""; ""Omics-based Identificationof Predictive Biomarker""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Influence of Everolimus DrugRegime on Blood Cell Subsetsin Kidney Transplant Patients""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Materials and Methods""; ""Blood Leukocyte and LymphocyteSubset Measurement""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""References""
""The Emerging Mechanismof Limited Therapeutic Efficacyof Rapamycin for Cancers""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""a) Overview of Rapamycin""; ""b) Overview of the mTOR Signaling Pathway""; ""c) Overview of Limited Clinical Application of Rapamycinand Its Analogs for Cancer""; ""Rapamycin Can Only Partially InhibitmTORC1 Activity""; ""Rapamycin Cannot Inhibit mTORC2Activity upon Acute Treatment""; ""PI3K/Akt Feedback Loop NegativelyRegulates mTORC1 Activity""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Rapamycin Controls MultipleSignalling Pathways Involvedin Cancer Cell Survival*""; ""Abstract""
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Language English.
Subject Rapamycin.
Rapamycin.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Blanco, Martin J., editor.
Torres, Agustina M., editor.
Other Form: Print version: Rapamycin New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012. 9781619426429 (pbk.) (DLC) 2011946012
ISBN 9781619426443 ebook
1619426447
1619426420 paperback
9781619426429 paperback