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Advances in medicine and biology. Volume 120 /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. : Nova Biomedical,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Chapter 1; Intrauterine Devices (IUD): Clinical Aspects, Side Effects and Potential Complications; Abstract; Introduction; Clinical Aspects; Types of IUDs; Mechanism of Action; Contraception; Efficacy; Failure Rates; Emergency Contraception; Non-Contraceptive Benefits; Heavy Menstrual Bleeding; Adenomyosis; Endometriosis; Endometrial Hyperplasia; Endometrial Cancer; Adjunct to Estrogen Replacement Therapy; IUD Use in Nulliparous Women; IUD Use Post Abortion and Postpartum; Side Effects; Abnormal Bleeding; Pain; Complications; Expulsion; Malposition; Perforation; Migration
- InfectionConclusion; References; Chapter 2; New Strategies to Reduce the Burst Release Effect of Copper-Based IUDs; Abstract; 1. Contraception Methods: Historical Background; 2. Copper Corrosion in Uterine Fluids: Release of Copper Ions and Corrosion Products Formation; 2.1. Mechanism of Copper Corrosion in Simulated Uterine Fluids; 2.2. Measurements of Copper Burst Release and Corrosion Products Formation In Vitro and In Vivo; 3. Breakdown of IUD Copper Wires; 4. Effects of Copper Ions Released by IUD in Biological Systems; 5. Strategies that were Proposed to Improve IUDs
- 5.1. Structurally Modified and Medicated IUD5.2. Reduction of Burst Release of Copper Ions and Corrosion Products Formation by Corrosion Inhibitors; 5.2.1 Electrochemical and Wettability Studies; 5.2.2. Corrosion Inhibition Mechanism of Biocompatible Inhibitors; 5.2.3. Lower Degradation of IUDs and Improvement of Biocompatibility by Treatments with Corrosion Inhibitors; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3; Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes (E2s); Abstract; Introduction; Ubiquitin/Ubiquitin-Like Protein (Ubl) System; Classification of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases
- Evolutionary Aspect of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes (E2)Structure of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes (E2); Classification of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes (E2); Classification Based on Additional Extensions; Classification Based on Product Determination; Reactivity of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes (E2); Intrinsic Reactivity of E2; Open/Closed States of E2~Ub Conjugates; Interaction among E2, E3 and Ubiquitin/Ubiquitin-Like Proteins; E1-E2 Interactions; E2-E3 Interactions; E2-Ub/Ubl Interactions; Regulation of E2 Activity by Post-Translational Modification; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4
- Innate Immunity: Advances in Insight, Research and TreatmentAbstract; Introduction; Pathogens and Establishment of Infection; The Role of Commensal Microbes (Microbiota) in Establishment of Infection; Innate Barriers of Infection; Epithelial Cells; Myeloid Cells; The Function of Monocytes in Innate Immune Response to Microbial Infection; Macrophages in Inflammatory Response to Microbial Infection; Dendritic Cells in Enhancing Both Innate Immune and Adaptive Immunity; Neutrophils Function in Innate Immune Response to Microbial Infection; The Innate Function of Eosinophils