Front Matter....Pages i-viii
The Cell Biology of Fibroblast Cyclooxygenase....Pages 1-21
Arachidonic Acid Metabolism During Interactions Between Glomerular and Bone Marrow-Derived Cells....Pages 23-47
Lipoxygenase Products and Their Functions in Glomeruli....Pages 49-74
The Development of New Antileukotriene Drugs: Specific Leukotriene D 4 Antagonists and 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors....Pages 75-108
The Renal Cytochrome P450 System Generates Novel Arachidonic Acid Metabolites....Pages 109-129
The Biosynthesis and Actions of Prostaglandins in the Renal Collecting Tubule and Thick Ascending Limb....Pages 131-147
Peptide Hormones, Cytosolic Calcium and Renal Epithelial Response....Pages 149-166
Prostaglandins, Thromboxane and Leukotrienes in the Control of Mesangial Function....Pages 167-197
Interactions of Platelet Activating Factor and Prostaglandins in the Glomerulus and in Mesangial Cells....Pages 199-219
Eicosanoids and Platelet Activating Factor as Possible Mediators of Injury in Experimental Nephropathies....Pages 221-247
Eicosanoids: Role in Experimental Renal Disease....Pages 249-274
Abnormalities of Glomerular Eicosanoid Metabolism in States of Glomerular Hyperfiltration....Pages 275-304
Diabetic Nephropathy: Pathophysiology, Clinical Course and Susceptibility....Pages 305-324
The Molecular, Biochemical and Human Pharmacology of Thromboxane A 2 in Renal Disease....Pages 325-360
Studies of Renal Eicosanoid Synthesis In Vivo and In Vitro....Pages 361-388
The Role of Eicosanoids in Human Glomerular Disease....Pages 389-421
Back Matter....Pages 423-430