Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Characterization of Selected Fe-Containing Proteins: Ferritin, Transferrins, and Lactoferrin or Lactotransferrin – Their Molecular Structures and Biological Roles
Marek Graff
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Chapter 2. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: A Key Molecular Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes and Its Complications
Sundhar Mohandas, Krishna Prasad Murali and Kunka Mohanram Ramkumar
Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter 3. T Helper Cells and Their Role in Immune Diseases
Shanmuga S. Mahalingam¹, Adhvika Arunkumar¹ and Pushpa Pandiyan¹,²,³,⁴
¹Department of Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
²Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
³Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
⁴Center for AIDS Research, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Chapter 4. Modulatory Effects of Specific Nutrients on T Helper Cell Responses during Sepsis
Chiu-Li Yeh¹, PhD, Jin-Ming Wu², MD, PhD, Sung-Ling Yeh¹, RD, PhD and Ming-Tsan Lin², MD, PhD
¹School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
²Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Chapter 5. Obstetric and Non-Obstetric Causes of Maternal Mortality
Alena I. Baranouskaya, PhD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Belarusian State, Medical University Minsk, Minsk, Belarus
Chapter 6. Involvement of the Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Cancer and Other Pathologies
Ewing Duque-Díaz¹, PhD, Genny Meléndez-Flórez¹,², MD, Hernán Hurado-Giraldo¹, PhD and Rafael Coveñas³,⁴, PhD
¹Universidad de Santander, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Health, Group of Neuroscience. MASIRA Institute, Bucaramanga, Colombia
²Universidad Industrial de Santander, GRICES Group, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Bucaramanga, Colombia
³Institute of Neuroscience of Castilla y León (INCYL), Laboratory of Neuroanatomy of the Peptidergic Systems (Lab. 14), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
⁴Group GIR USAL: BMD (Bases Moleculares del Desarrollo), Salamanca, Spain
Chapter 7. The Effect of TRPV1 rs8065080 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism on the Risk of Migraine Chronification
Aliya Yakubova, MD
Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
Chapter 8. An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Facilitators to Effective Communication in Healthcare between Pharmacists and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Patients in Wyoming
Michelle L. Blakely¹, PhD and Eric J. Moody², PhD
¹Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
²Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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