Contents


Preface

This book is a collection of papers written by clinical researchers in the field, with chapters that focus on the role of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in health and disease. It aims to fill a gap in the literature and provide more information on the regulatory mechanisms of living organisms. The book contains three excellent

As a clinician, I have spent the last several decades conducting research in clinical pharmacology, with a particular focus on peptic ulcer disease. As such, I introduce the book with a bit about my studies and a discussion of ATP and its relation to both

Further chapters address topics such as temperature-dependent effects of ATP on smooth and skeletal muscles, purinergic signaling as a new regulator of ovarian function, phosphorylation of NF-kB in cancer, and the role of ATP in asthenopia.

This book is designed for researchers and clinicians alike, and I hope it helps the reader to better understand the essential points in human health and disease.

> **Gyula Mózsik, MD, PhD, ScD (Med)** Professor Emeritus of Medicine, First Department of Medicine, University of Pécs, Hungary

papers and one human clinical observation in ophthalmology.

healthy and ulcerated GI mucosa.
