Immunosuppressant Analogs in Neuroprotection / edited by Cesario V. Borlongan, Ole Isacson, Paul R. Sanberg ; foreword by Solomon H. Snyder and Bahman Aghdasi.

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Borlongan, Cesario V

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2003.Description: xxvii, 378 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:

0896039447 (alk. paper)
9780896039445 (hb)

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616.80651 21 BOR

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Contents:

Part I: Immunosuppressants, Neurologic Disorders, and Neuroprotection Part II: Immunosuppressants and Parkinson's Disease Part III: Immunosuppressants and Other Age-Related Disorders Part IV: Immunosuppressants, Stroke, and Traumatic Brain Injury Part V: immunosuppressants and Spinal Cord Injury Part VI: Immunosuppressants and Sciatic Nerve Injury Part VII: Immunosuppressants and Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System

Summary: Presents a survey of the scientific evidence showing how cyclosporin, FK-506, and their analogs - the neuroimmunophilins - evolved from being purely immunosuppressant "drugs" to neuroprotective "agents". This book also discusses their efficacy and mechanisms of action in vitro and in vivo models of CNS disease.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management	Non-fiction	616.80651 BOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		42037

Part I: Immunosuppressants, Neurologic Disorders, and Neuroprotection Part II: Immunosuppressants and Parkinson's Disease Part III: Immunosuppressants and Other Age-Related Disorders Part IV: Immunosuppressants, Stroke, and Traumatic Brain Injury
Part V: immunosuppressants and Spinal Cord Injury Part VI: Immunosuppressants and Sciatic Nerve Injury Part VII: Immunosuppressants and Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System

Presents a survey of the scientific evidence showing how cyclosporin, FK-506, and their analogs - the neuroimmunophilins - evolved from being purely immunosuppressant "drugs" to neuroprotective "agents". This book also discusses their efficacy and mechanisms of action in vitro and in vivo models of CNS disease.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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