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New Frontiers in Lifestyle-Related Diseases

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Akira Miyazaki

    1. Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Michio Imawari

    1. Second Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Conveys the latest information from basic and clinical research in lifestyle-related diseases

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Table of contents (19 papers)

  1. Poster Sessions

    1. Quantification of mouse oxidized low-density lipoprotein by sandwich ELISA

      • Rina Kato, Chihiro Mori, Keiko Kitasato, Katsuhiko Takahashi, Satoru Arata, Takashi Obama et al.
      Pages 139-142

    2. Regulation of sPLA2-IIA expression in cytokinestimulated rat fibroblasts

      • Hiroshi Kuwata, Ichiro Kudo
      Pages 143-146

    3. Comparison Between Small Dense LDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol to Predict Coronary Events in Stable Coronary Heart Disease

      • Yuuya Yokota, Shinji Koba, Fumiyoshi Tsunoda, Yoshihisa Ban, Takayuki Sato, Makoto Shoji et al.
      Pages 147-153

    4. Acceleration of foam cell formation by leptin in human monocyte-derived macrophages

      • Shigeki Hongo, Takuya Watanabe, Keiko Takahashi, Akira Miyazaki
      Pages 155-158

  2. Back Matter

    Pages 159-160
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About this book

It is my great pleasure to publish New Frontiers in Lifestyle-Related Dis­ eases, the proceedings of the Showa University International Symposium for Life Sciences, 3rd Annual Meeting, held at Showa University on Sep­ tember 13, 2006. This symposium was supported, in part, by Grants for the Promotion of the Advancement of Education and Research in Graduate Schools and Ordinary Expenses for Private Schools from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan. On behalf of Showa University, I would like to express my deepest thanks to all the authors and editors for their great contribution to the publication of this memorable book that accelerates research activity in lifestyle-related diseases. Akiyoshi Hosoyamada, M.D., Ph.D. President, Showa University Tokyo, Japan September 2007 v Preface The leading cause of death in Western countries and some developing countries is atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Among them, acute myocardial infarction is the most common type of fatal disease, caused by the progression of atherosclerosis characterized by accumulation of choles­ terol in vascular walls. Development of atherosclerosis is greatly enhanced by major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as obesity, hyperlip­ idemia, diabetes (hyperglycemia), and hypertension. Among those, obesity frequently initiates a metabolic change that subsequently induces hyperlip­ idemia, diabetes, hypertension, and eventually atherosclerotic cardiovascu­ lar diseases. Because obesity and its related disorders largely depend on lifestyle factors such as high calorie intake and low physical activity, a series of disorders are termed lifestyle-related diseases.

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"This is a compilation of oral presentations and poster presentations conveying the latest information from basic and clinical research on lifestyle-related diseases. … This book is targeted at physicians, physicians in training, students, midlevels, and researchers who wish to understand the effects of disease-modifiable illnesses … . For bench and clinical researchers … this is an excellent book. It is especially helpful for those who wish to acquire a broader fund of knowledge about the mechanisms of atherosclerotic heart disease." (Dedric J Clarke, Doody’s Review Service, March, 2009)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Akira Miyazaki

  • Second Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Michio Imawari

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