Membrane Structure in Disease and Drug Therapy

Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 11
Introduction......Page 16
Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activity of Amphipathic Helical Peptides......Page 23
Bacterial Membrane as a Target for a Novel Class of Diastereomers of Cytolytic Peptides......Page 49
Bee Venom Toxicity......Page 67
Polymyxins......Page 85
Environmental Effects on Skin Lipids and Impairment of Barrier Function......Page 99
Oxidative Stress and Loose Coupling/Uncoupling......Page 116
Uncouplers of Oxidative Phosphorylation......Page 128
Tetraether Lipid Liposomes......Page 148
Transfection of Eukaryotic Cells with Bipolar Cationic Derivatives of Tetraether Lipid......Page 174
Cholera Toxin Conformational Changes Associated with Changes in Membrane Structure......Page 188
Parasite Mitochondrial Membrane Functions as Targets for Chemotherapy......Page 203
Hepatic Cell Function in Liver Fluke Infection......Page 221
Lipopolysaccharide......Page 236
Effect of Cholestasis on Biomembranes......Page 272
3,5-Diiodothyronine Binds to Subunit Va of Cytochrome c Oxidase......Page 290
Regulation of Glucose Transport by Insulin in Muscle and Fat Cells......Page 301
Glucose-6-Phosphatase......Page 320
Alzheimer’s Amyloid β-Peptide-
Associated Oxidative Stress......Page 351
Membrane Orientation of the Alzheimer’s Disease–Associated Presenilins......Page 369
Membrane Structure Analysis in Apoptotic Processes of Leukemic Blasts and Leukemia-Derived Cell Lines*......Page 385
Use of Monoclonal Antibodies in Cloning and Identi.cation of Membrane Antigens......Page 402
Polycystins......Page 424
Action of β-Agonists Compared to Cromoglycate on Mononuclear Cell Membranes......Page 442
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator......Page 453
Role of Ca2  -Independent Lysosomal Phospholipase A2 in Turnover of Lung Surfactant Phospholipids......Page 474
Role of Sodium Pump in Disease......Page 492
Index......Page 526