Autophagy in Health and Disease is an overview of some of the most exciting advances in the field by two of its most accomplished researchers

What does this book cover?

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, Volume 172: Autophagy in Health and Disease is a deep dive into just how autophagic responses – the way cells destroy themselves – work to preserve the homeostasis of the greater organism, and how that response can be hijacked or retarded when compromised by disease.

Autophagy in Health and Disease will teach you about:

• Autophagy and cell death signalling
• Chronic lung disease and autophagy
• How viruses hijack or manipulate the autophagic response
• Modelling autophagy-related disorders using C. elegans
• Motoneuronal disorders and autophagy
• The relationship between kidney disease and autophagy
• The therapeutic relevance of autophagy mechanisms

About the Author

Dr Lorenzo Galluzi practices at Weill Cornell Medical College’s Department of Radiation Oncology and has taught at at the Yale School of Medicine, the University of Paris, the University of Ferrara, the University of Padova and the University of Rome. Dr Aitziber Buqué works with Dr Galluzi at the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Autophagy in Health and Disease will definitely change the way you look at programmed cell death and the autophagic response