Bioactive peptides : applications for improving nutrition and health /: applications for improving nutrition and health. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Owusu-Apenten.
• Other Names: Owusu-Apenten, R. K
• Contents: Nutrition and the Host Response to Infection and Injury ; Nutrition and Illness; Host Response to Injury; Unintended Weight Loss; Multimodal Nutritional Support Using Bioactive Peptides; Summary and Conclusions; References; Bioactive Peptides for Nutrition and Health ; Legislation; Bioactive Peptides and Proteins; Applications of Protein Supplements for Health; Perspectives on Human Trial Data; Summary and Conclusions; Appendices; References; Dietary Protein Requirements for Health ; Introduction; Dietary Protein Quality Relation to Health; Protein Requirements and Health; Dietary Protein and Host Responses to Illness; Peptides and Protein Bioactivity; Types of Dietary Protein Health Effects; Summary and Conclusion; Appendices; References; Protein Turnover and Economics within the Body ; Protein Turnover and Wasting; Baseline Whole Body Protein Turnover; Regional Protein Turnover; Nutrients and Protein Turnover; Slow and Fast Proteins; Summary and Conclusions; References; Major Processes for Muscle Gain and Loss ; Introduction; Myostatin; Muscle Cell Death and Atrophy; Proteolysis via Ubiquitin Proteasome; Further Signaling Pathways for Muscle Atrophy; Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and Hypertrophy; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix 5.A.1 Details of mTOR Signaling; References; Inflammation and Innate Immune Response ; Types of Inflammation; Proinflammatory Signaling; Anti-Inflammatory Bioactive Peptides and Supplements; In Vivo Applications and Controlled Trials; Summary and Conclusions; References; Infection and Sepsis ; Introduction; Pathogen Recognition and Intracellular Signaling; Host Antimicrobial Peptides; Functions of Antimicrobial Peptides; In Vivo Applications and Human-Trials of AMPs; Summary and Conclusions; References; Anabolic Dysfunction ; Introduction; Insulin and Muscle Protein Metabolism; Growth Hormone and IGF-1; Growth Hormone Secretagogues; Leucine, BCAA, and Related Peptides; In Vivo Applications and Clinical Trials; References; Bioactive Peptides for Alleviating Illness Anorexia ; Illness Anorexia; Leptin and Food Intake; Melanocortin Peptides; Ghrelin; Other Bioactive Peptides for Moderating Appetite; In Vivo Studies and Controlled Trials; Summary and Conclusions; References
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 394 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 572/.65; Peptide drugs; Dietary supplements; Proteins -- Metabolism; Proteins in human nutrition; Appetite stimulants; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Appetite stimulants; Dietary supplements; Peptide drugs; Proteins in human nutrition; Proteins -- Metabolism; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Wasting Syndrome -- diet therapy; Wasting Syndrome -- etiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439813638; 1439813639
• Related ISBNs: 9781439813621; 1439813620
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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