The Biology of Hyaluronan - Symposium No. 143

THE BIOLOGY OF HYALURONAN......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Participants......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
Secondary structures in hyaluronan solutions: chemical and biological implications......Page 19
Identification and regulation of the eukaryotic hyaluronate synthase......Page 34
Turnover and metabolism of hyaluronan......Page 54
Enzymic pathways of hyaluronan catabolism......Page 73
The interaction of hyaluronate with the cell surface: the hyaluronate receptor and the core protein......Page 100
Hyaluronan and hyalu ronan-binding proteins in cartilaginous tissues......Page 120
The role of a cell-associated hyaluronan-binding protein in fibroblast behaviour......Page 134
Hyaluronate-cell interactions and growth factor regulation of hyaluronate synthesis during limb development......Page 151
The role and regulation of tumour-associated hyaluronan
......Page 163
Interactions between cells of the immune system and hyaluronate synthesis by human dermal fibroblasts......Page 183
Hyaluronan and angiogenesis......Page 200
Hyaluronan and hyaluronectin in the nervous system......Page 221
Changes in hyaluronan concentration in tissues and body fluids in disease states......Page 247
The specific interaction between fibrin(ogen) and hyaluronan: possible consequences in haemostasis, inflammation and wound healing
......Page 262
Clinical uses of hyaluronan......Page 279
General discussion......Page 295
Summing-up
......Page 300
Index of contributors......Page 303
Subject index......Page 305