Lysosomes: Biology, Diseases, and Therapeutics

Lysosomes: Biology, Diseases, and Therapeutics
ISBN-10
1118645154
ISBN-13
9781118645154
Series
Lysosomes
Category
Medical
Pages
561
Language
English
Published
2016-06-27
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Frederick R. Maxfield, James M. Willard, Shuyan Lu

Description

Discussing recent findings, up-to-date research, and novel strategies, the book integrates perspectives from pharmacology, toxicology, and biochemistry to illustrate the potential of lysosomes in drug discovery and development. • Explores basic principles and properties of lysosomes that allow them to act as regulators of cell metabolism, therapeutic targets, and sites for activation of drug conjugates • Discusses the role of lysosomes in metabolism, drug targeting, apoptosis, cancer, aging, inflammation, autophagy, metabolism, toxicity, and membrane repair • Introduces new pathways in therapeutic development and new mechanisms in drug development

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