Table of contents : Front Cover......Page 1 Heparin-Binding Proteins......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 14 Conventions, Abbreviation, and Terminology......Page 16 II. Heparinoids Defined......Page 22 IV. Heparin-Binding Proteins......Page 24 V. Heparin Binding to Antithrombin: the Protototype for Heparin-Binding Proteins......Page 25 VI. Theme......Page 26 I. The Composition of Heparinoids......Page 28 Il. Heparin and Heparaa Sulfate Structures......Page 31 III. Biosynthesis of Heparinoids: What it Teaches about Structures......Page 43 IV. The Size and Variability of Heparinoids......Page 68 V. The Shape of Heparinoids......Page 69 VI. Proteoglycan Forms of Heparinoids......Page 73 Additional References......Page 81 I. Introduction......Page 82 II. Acid Hydrolysis and Monosaccharide Analysis......Page 84 Ill. Cleavage of Heparin with Retention of Sulfate Substituents......Page 89 IV. Determination of Oligosacchadde Structures......Page 119 V. Determination of Molecular Weight......Page 125 VI Physical Methods in Heparinoid Structural Studies......Page 129 VII Use of Antibodies......Page 134 Additional References......Page 135 I. Modification of Polymeric Heparinoids......Page 136 II. Modified Heparinoids in Structural and Biological Studies......Page 148 llI. Synthesis of Oligosaccharides......Page 156 Additional References......Page 157 I. Overview......Page 158 II. Methods for Studying Proteoglycan Metabolism......Page 160 III. Metabolism of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans......Page 169 IV. Perturbation of Heparinoid Metabolism......Page 182 V. Metabolism of Exogenous Heparinoids......Page 190 VI. Dynamic Aspects of HSPG Metabolism--a Key to its Function?......Page 193 Additional References......Page 202 I. Aspects of Heparinoid/Protein Interactions......Page 204 lI. Heparinoids and Proteins. Partners in Binding......Page 206 IlI. The Binding of Metal Ions by Heparinoids......Page 217 IV. Methodology......Page 218 Additional References......Page 223 I. The Heparin/Antithrombin Interaction......Page 224 II. The Role of Antithrombin in Vivo......Page 254 Ill. Antithrombin and Thrombin as Prototypes for Heparin-Binding Proteins......Page 257 Additional References......Page 258 I. Hemostasis......Page 260 II. Interactions of Heparinoids with the Heparin-Binding Proteins in Hemostasis......Page 272 IlI. Summary......Page 314 Additional References......Page 319 I. Introduction......Page 322 II. FGF Structures and Properties......Page 324 IlI. Metabolism of FGFs......Page 328 IV. Interaction of Heparinoids with FGFs and their Receptors......Page 337 V. Involvement of lteparinoids in FGF Metabolism: Caveats......Page 363 VI. Summary......Page 368 Additional References......Page 369 I. Superoxide Generation during the Inflammation Process......Page 372 II. Superoxide Dismutase Isozymes......Page 373 III. The Structure of EC-SOD......Page 374 IV. Metabolism of EC-SOD......Page 379 V .HSPG in the Regulation of EC-SOD Activity......Page 382 Additional References......Page 387 I. Overview......Page 388 II. Lipases......Page 392 IlI. Heparin Binding Lipases......Page 396 IV. The Role of HSPG in the Endocytosis of Lipoproteins......Page 416 Additional References......Page 432 II. Roles of HSPG......Page 434 III. HSPG Metabolism......Page 437 IV. Heparin-Binding Proteins......Page 438 Appendix......Page 442 References......Page 444 Index......Page 536 Color Plate Section......Page 550