Nuclear receptors as molecular targets for cardiometabolic and central nervous system diseases [this volume contains papers from the Eight Solvay Pharmaceuticals Conference on Nuclear Receptors as Molecular Targets for Cardiometabolic and Central Nervous

'Papers from the Eight Solvay Pharmaceuticals Conference on Nuclear Receptors as Molecular Targets for Cardiometabolic and Central Nervous System Diseases held in Nice (France) April 11-13, 2007'--p. vi. "Nuclear receptors are a family of transcription factors consisting of 49 members identified in the human genome. Nuclear receptors regulate transcription by binding to response elements in the regulatory regions of target genes and thereby affect expression of genes involved in differentiation, growth, lipid homeostasis, inflammation and immunity. This volume reviews recent progress on nuclear receptors critically and will intrigue those pursuing interest in physiology, pathology and medicine."--BOOK JACKET Focuses on the mechanistic involvement of nuclear receptors in cardiological, metabolic and neurological disorders. This book also focuses on possible explanation of pathways involved in pathogenesis, on susceptibility to and prevention of metabolic and neurological disorders, and on the aspects of drug finding.