Polyamines in Health and Nutrition

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. <strong>Part I: What do polyamines do?</strong> <strong>Polyamine synthesis, catabolism and homeostasis.</strong> <strong>1.</strong> Polyamine biosynthesis, catabolism and homeostasis: an overview; D.M.L. Morgan. <strong>2.</strong> Regulation of cellular polyamine homeostasis; L. Persson, et al. <strong>3.</strong> Localisation of polyamines and their biosynthetic/catabolic enzymes; R.G. Schipper, et al. <strong>4.</strong> Genes of polyamine synthesis and transport: Exploiting genome projects to determine similarities and differences between plant, microbial and animal polyamine metabolic pathways; A.J. Michael. <strong>5.</strong> Polyamines and the immune system; N. Seiler. <strong>6.</strong> Role of polyamine metabolism in programmed cell death; R.G. Schipper, et al. <strong>Part II-A: The polyamine pools of the body: Manipulations of</strong> <strong>biosynthesis: transgenic approach, inhibitors and analogues. 7.</strong> Genetic engineering of polyamine metabolism: consequences of the activation of polyamine biosynthesis or catabolism in transgenic rodents; J. Jänne, et al. <strong>8.</strong> The effects of polyamine synthesis inhibitors on the rat jejunum: Histological effects of inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis on normal and hyperplastic rat jejunum; S.W.B. Ewen, et al. <strong>9.</strong> Aminooxy polyamine analogues: synthesis and biological; P. Kong Thoo Lin, V. Kuksa. <strong>Part II-B: The polyamine pools</strong> <strong>of the body: Contribution by diet and bacteria.</strong> <strong>10.</strong> Estimation of the polyamine body pool: Contribution by de novo biosynthesis, diet and luminal bacteria; A. White, S. Bardócz. <strong>11.</strong> Polyamine content of the human diet; A. Ralph, S. Bardócz. <strong>12.</strong> Polyamine and biogenic amine evolution during food processing; Mar&iacute;a Izquierdo-Pulido, et al. <strong>13.</strong> Manipulation of polyamines in food plants &endash; chemical and transgenic approaches; A.F. Tiburcio, et al. <strong>14.</strong> Polyamine synthesis and metabolism in micro-organisms; P.J. Naughton, et al. <strong>Part II-C: The polyamine pools of the body: Polyamines in the</strong> <strong>gut, uptake, distribution and bioavailability.</strong> <strong>15.</strong> Polyamines in the small bowel and pancreas; C. L&ouml;ser. <strong>16.</strong> Dietary polyamines during lactation; G. Dandrifosse, et al. <strong>17.</strong> Uptake of luminal polyamine by the gut: in vivostudies; R. Benamouzig, et al. <strong>18.</strong> Uptake, inter-organ distribution and metabolism of dietary polyamines in the rat; S. Bard&oacute;cz, et al. <strong>19.</strong> Lectin induced changes in polyamine synthesis, uptake and transport by enterocyte-like CACO-2 cells; J.F.J.G. Koninkx, et al. <strong>20.</strong> Transglutaminase and polyamines in PHA-induced intestinal hyperplasia; A. Sessa, et al. <strong>21.</strong> Enzyme limiting polyamine bioavailability of the gut; A. Perin, et al. <strong>Part</strong> <strong>II-D The polyamine pools of the body: Manipulation of polyamine body</strong> <strong>pools.</strong> <strong>22.</strong> Limiting the availability of polyamines for a developing tumour: an alternative approach to reducing tumour growth; I.F. Pryme, et al. <strong>23.</strong> Polyamine homeostasis as target for manipulation of growth; B. Dorhout, F.A.J. Muskiet. Summary. Appendices. Index.