Vitamin C in Human Health and Disease : Effects, Mechanisms of Action, and New Guidance on Intake /: Effects, Mechanisms of Action, and New Guidance on Intake. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wang Jae Lee.
• Other Names: Lee, Wang Jae
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; History of Vitamin C Discovery; What Is Vitamin C?; Brief Explanation of the Biochemical Properties of Vitamin C; Copenhagen Report; Other Biological Activities of Vitamin C Besides Its Roles as an Antioxidant; Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transporters (SVCTs); Pharmacokinetics of Vitamin C; Scientific Background on the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin C; How to Take Vitamin C; Adverse Effects of Vitamin C; References; Chapter 2: Cardiovascular System; Cardiovascular System; Heart; Arteries and Veins; Blood Pressure Atherosclerotic Vascular DiseasesPathogenesis of Atherosclerotic Disease; Vitamin C and Nitric Oxide (NO); French Paradox; Scientific Background on the Potential Beneficial Effects of Vitamin C on the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases; Review of Epidemiological Studies on Relationship Between Vitamin C and Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases; Relation Between the Plasma Vitamin C Level and Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases; Relation Between Oral Intake of Vitamin C and Atherosclerotic Diseases Role of Vitamin C in the Protection of Blood Vessels from Damage by Exercise for Health PromotionReferences; Chapter 3: Cancer; Causes of Cancer Formation; Treatment Modalities for Cancer; Review of the Anticancer Effects of Vitamin C; Mechanisms Involved in Tumor Cell Killing by Vitamin C; Suggestions; References; Chapter 4: Immune System; Non-specific Immune System; Specific Immune System; Link Between the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems; Vitamin C and B Lymphocytes; Vitamin C and T Lymphocytes; Vitamin C and NK Cells; Vitamin C and Other Immune Cells Involved in Innate Immunity Hints from Worldwide Longevity VillagesReferences; Chapter 8: Stress; Body Responses to Stress; Role of Vitamin C in the Production of the Stress Hormones; Stress and Health; Utilization of Stress; Vitamin C and Disease and Death; References; Chapter 9: Digestive System; Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract; Associated Digestive Glands; Nitrosamine, a Possible Carcinogen, H. pylori, and Vitamin C; SVCT1 and Small Intestine; The Colon and Vitamin C; Vitamin C and Acute Pancreatitis; References; Chapter 10: Liver; Blood Supply System to the Liver; Liver and Immune System; Vitamin C and Liver Diseases
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (186 pages)
• Subjects: 613.2/86; Vitamin C -- Physiological effect; Vitamin C -- Metabolism; Vitamin C -- Metabolism; Vitamin C -- Physiological effect; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402417135; 9402417133
• Related ISBNs: 9789402417111
• Notes: Note: ReferencesChapter 5: Common Cold and Flu; Structures of the Respiratory System; Pathogenesis of the Common Cold; Change in the Common Cold or the Flu; Vitamin C Against the Common Cold; In Vivo Experiment Showing the Effects of Vitamin C on the Flu; References; Chapter 6: Central Nervous System (CNS) ; Blood-Brain Barrier; Choroid Plexus and Ependymal Cell Layer; Vitamin C and the Brain; Effects of Vitamin C on Neuronal Development; Vitamin C and Neurodegenerative Disorders; Dementia; Parkinson Disease; Huntington Disease; References; Chapter 7: Aging; Aging Theories; Aging and Vitamin C; Note: References; Note: Print version record.
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