Carbohydrate-Based Therapeutics

The book covers current progress and opens new frontiers in carbohydrate-based therapeutic applications. It presents a detailed background of the diseases coupled with the subsequent carbohydrate-based therapies. This aspect renders this book unique and will serve as a quick reference practical book of carbohydrate applications. The link between chemistry and design of novel carbohydrate-based medicines is highlighted and broad overview of all the potential applications of carbohydrates is given. Emphasis is laid on concepts used for carbohydrate drug design, structure-activity relationship and impact on health and diseases.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

PART I
ANTIMICROBIAL CARBOHYDRATE BASED THERAPIES
Antibacterial Vaccines
Antiviral Vaccines
Antifungal Therapies
Anti Influenza Therapeutics
Antiadhesive Carbohydrates and Glycomimetics
 
PART II
ANTI CANCER CARBOHYDRATE-BASED THERAPIES
 
Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy
Carbohydrate Tools in Cancer Biology
Carbohydrates and Glycoconjugates in Autophagy
Lectin Ligands to Target Cancer
 
PART III
CARBOHYDRATE-BASED THERAPIES IN METABOLIC, NEURONAL AND IMMUNE DISORDERS
Carbohydrate-Based Therapeutics for Lysosomal Disorders
Carbohydrate-Based Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Carbohydrate-Based Antithrombotics
Glycans and Blood Types
Carbohydrate-Based Therapeutics for Autoimmune Diseases
N-Glycosylation of Antibodies and Immunity
Type 1 Diabetes
 
PART IV
NEW FRONTIERS IN CARBOHYDRATE-BASED THERAPIES
Carbohydrates for Tissue Engineering
Antiangiogenic and Regenerative Medicine
Carbohydrate-Based Therapeutics for Bowel Diseases