Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1
Physiological Roles and Possible Applications of Lecithin
(Tzi Bun Ng and Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)

Chapter 2
Phospholipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Scopes and Limitations
(Isabel Ribeiro1 and Célia Faustino, Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, Lisbon, Portugal)

Chapter 3
Phospholipids and Metallodrugs: Is their Interaction Essential for Cancer Therapy?
(Marijana Petković, Jovana Bogojevski, Maja Nešić, Biljana Petrović, Iva Popović and Živadin Bugarčić, Department of Physical Chemistry, ―Vinča― Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 4
Phospholipids Fatty Acid Profile as Biomarker of Dietary Intake and Indicator of Chronic Diseases
(Aleksandra Arsic and Danijela Ristic-Medic, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)

Chapter 5
Role of Membrane Phospholipids in Cardiovascular Diseases
(Poulami Basu and Marica Bakovic, Department of Human Health and Nutritional Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada)

Chapter 6
Interactions of Natural Polyphenols with Phospholipids: Implication in Oxidative Stress and Neurodegenerative Diseases
(Ekaterina A. Korobkova, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA)

Index