Heat Shock Proteins in Neuroscience

The book Heat Shock Proteins in Neuroscience provides the most comprehensive review on contemporary knowledge on the role of HSP in signaling pathways relevant to a number of diseases. Using an integrative approach, the contributors provide a synopsis of novel mechanisms, signal transduction pathways. To enhance the ease of reading and comprehension, this book has been subdivided into various section including; Section I, reviews current progress on our understanding of Neurological Aspects of HSP; Section II, focuses on Aspects of HSP in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Disorders, Section III, emphasizes the importance of HSP in Multiple Sclerosis; Section IV, reviews critical Aspects of HSP in Alzheimer’s Disease and Section V, gives a comprehensive update of the Development of HSP-Based Therapies for Neurological Disorders.  

Key basic and clinical research laboratories from major universities, academic medical hospitals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratories around the world have contributed chapters that review present research activity and importantly project the field into the future. The book is a must read for starters and professionals in the fields of Neurology and Neurosciences, Translational Medicine, Clinical Research, Human Physiology, Biotechnology, Cell & Molecular Medicine, Pharmaceutical Scientists and Researchers involved in Drug Discovery.

Section I: Neurological Aspects of HSP.- Chapter 1. Hsp60 Friend and Foe of the Nervous System.- Chapter 2. Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Brain Tumors.- Chapter 3. Body Temperature Regulation Determines Immune Reactions and Species Longevity.- Chapter 4. Interaction between Heat Shock Proteins and Components of the Plasminogen Activator System in the Central Nervous System.- Chapter 5. Role of HSP70 in Plasticity and Mem.- Chapter 6. Role of Heat Shock Proteins (HSP) in Neuroprotection for Ischemic Stroke.- Section II: Aspects of HSP in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Disorders.- Chapter 7. Dysregulation of Heat Shock Proteins in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Restorative Roles of Small Molecules and Natural Compounds.- Chapter 8. Molecular Chaperones and Protein Quality Control System in the Canine Model of Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases.- Chapter 9. Role of Hsp90 Interacting Molecular Chaperones on Tau And Aß Processing in Alzheimer’s Disease.- Section III: Aspects of HSP in Multiple Sclerosis.- Chapter 10. Role of Hsp70 in Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview.- Chapter 11. Protective Role of Glial Heat Shock Proteins in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Section IV: Development of HSP-Based Therapies for Neurological Disorders.- Chapter 12. Therapeutic Drugs and Natural Products: The Effect of Suppressing Hsps in Brain Tumors.- Chapter 13. Can HSP Targeted Gene Therapy be a New Hope for Gliomas?.- Chapter 14. Therapeutic Aspects of Heat Shock Proteins in Glioma: Cementing the Crevasses between Bench and Bedside.- Chapter 15. Engineering Chaperones for Alzheimer’s Disease: Insights from Drosophila Models.- Chapter 16. Role of HSP in the Treatment of Internal Diseases.

Dr. Punit Kaur is an expert in onco-proteogenomics, with extensive training and experience in quantitative mass spectrometry imaging, protein chemistry and biomarker discovery. Dr. Kaur’s main research focus is on the use of heat-induced nanotechnology in combination with radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the cancer stem cell therapy. Dr. Kaur has published more than 40 scientific articles, book chapters, and reviews, and currently serves as editorial board member for the European Journal of Cancer Prevention and the Journal of Proteomics and Bioinformatics. Dr. Kaur is an editor of 9 books in the highly successful Heat Shock Proteins book series by Springer Nature Publishers. Currently, Dr. Kaur is a Visiting Scientist Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA.