Molecular interventions in lifestyle-related diseases. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Midori Hiramatsu, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Lester Packer.
• Other Names: Hiramatsu, Midori; Yoshikawa, Toshikazu, 1947-; Packer, Lester
• Contents: Front Cover; Series Introduction; Preface; About the Editors; Contributors; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Redox Regulation as an Underlying Factor in Health and Disease; Chapter 2: Diet and Lifestyle in Cancer Prevention; Chapter 3: The Gene Regulatory Mechanism of Thioredoxin and Thioredoxin Binding Protein-2/VDUP1 in Cancer Prevention; Chapter 4: Coenzyme Q10, Free Radicals, and Heart Disease; Chapter 5: Wine, Alcohol, and a Healthy Heart; Chapter 6: Diabetes Treatment by Alpha-Lipoic Acid: Modulation of Glucose Uptake and Adipocyte Differentiation. Chapter 7: The Mechanism of Immune Suppression by GIF and Cysteinylated MIF at Cys-60Chapter 8: Role of Free Radicals in Cellular Damage and Its Modification by Antioxidants: Implications for Cancer Therapy; Chapter 9: Free Radicals, Cigarette Smoke, and Health Scavenging Effects of Pycnogenol® on Free Radicals Generated from Cigarette Smoke and Its Detoxification Effects; Chapter 10: Free Radical Scavengers and Neuroprotection; Chapter 11: Oxidative Adaptation in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease: The Roles of Amyloid and Tau. Chapter 12: Coenzyme Q[sub(10)] Stabilizes Mitochondria in Parkinson's DiseaseChapter 13: The In Vitro and In Vivo Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroprotection by the Major Green Tea Polyphenol, ( -- )-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, with Special Reference to Parkinson's Disease; Chapter 14: Kainic-Acid-Induced Neurotoxicity: Involvement of Free Radicals; Chapter 15: Prevention of Cerebral Oxidative Stress Using Traditional Chinese Medicines: A Model of Antioxidant-Based Composite Formula; Chapter 16: Analysis of the Oxidative Stress State in Disease Development of Senescence-Accelerated Mouse. Chapter 17: The Antioxidant Evolution: From Free Radical Scavenging to the Antioxidant Network and Gene Regulation by Flavonoids and Bioflavonoid-Rich Extracts from Pine Bark and Gingko Biloba LeafChapter 18: New Horizons in Vitamin E Research; Chapter 19: Gastrointestinal Inflammatory Diseases: Role of Chemokine; Chapter 20: Oxidative Stress Involvement in Diabetic Nephropathy and Its Prevention by Astaxanthin; Chapter 21: Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Plant Polyphenols through Suppression of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B. Chapter 22: Ascorbic Acid and Oxidative Damage to DNA: Interrelationships and Possible Relevance to Lifestyle-Related DiseasesChapter 23: The Role of Lipid Peroxidation in Chromosomal DNA Fragmentation Associated with Cell Death Induced by Glutathione Depletion; Chapter 24: Antioxidant Properties of Select Indian Medicinal Plants in Relation to Their Therapeutic Effects; Chapter 25: Antioxidant Activity of Tendai-Uyaku Extract; Chapter 26: Detection of Active Oxygen Species in the Decomposition Process of Peroxovanadium (V) Complexes.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (354 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.3/9; Oxidative stress -- Molecular aspects; Oxidative stress -- Prevention; Antioxidants -- Therapeutic use; Lifestyles -- Health aspects; Oxidative Stress -- physiology; Antioxidants -- metabolism; Antioxidants -- therapeutic use; Free Radicals -- metabolism; Health Behavior; Life Style; Antioxidants -- Therapeutic use; Lifestyles -- Health aspects; Oxidative stress -- Molecular aspects; Oxidative stress -- Prevention; MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism; MEDICAL -- Nutrition; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420027174; 9781420027174
• Related ISBNs: 9780824729585; 0824729587
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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