M. Thiriet — Intracellular Signaling Mediators in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems

Автор: M. Thiriet
Название книги: Intracellular Signaling Mediators in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 1071
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

The volumes in this authoritative series present a multidisciplinary approach to modeling and simulation of flows in the cardiovascular and ventilatory systems, especially multiscale modeling and coupled simulations. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems are tightly coupled, as their primary function is to supply oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from the body's cells. Because physiological conduits have deformable and reactive walls, macroscopic flow behavior and prediction must be coupled to phenomenological models of nano- and microscopic events in a corrector scheme of regulated mechanisms when the vessel lumen caliber varies markedly. Therefore, investigation of flows of blood and air in physiological conduits requires an understanding of the biology, chemistry, and physics of these systems together with the mathematical tools to describe their functioning.
Volume 4 is devoted to major sets of intracellular mediators that transmit signals upon stimulation of cell-surface receptors. Activation of signaling effectors triggers the release of substances stored in cellular organelles and/or gene transcription and protein synthesis. Complex stages of cell signaling can be studied using proper mathematical models, once the role of each component is carefully handled. Volume 4 also reviews various categories of cytosolic and/or nuclear mediators and illustrates some major signal transduction pathways, such as NFkappaB axis, oxygen sensing, and mechanotransduction.
Introduction
Signaling Lipids
Preamble to Cytoplasmic Protein Kinases
Cytoplasmic Protein Tyrosine Kinases
Cytoplasmic Protein Serine/Threonine Kinases
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Module
Dual-Specificity Protein Kinases
Cytosolic Protein Phosphatases
Guanosine Triphosphatases and Their Regulators
Other Major Types of Signaling Mediators
Signaling Pathways
Conclusion