04013nam 2200661Ia 450 991082767930332120200520144314.00-429-10692-01-4398-5527-710.1201/b14569 (CKB)2670000000342220(EBL)1165868(OCoLC)839863005(SSID)ssj0000855864(PQKBManifestationID)12458827(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855864(PQKBWorkID)10807592(PQKB)11234251(MiAaPQ)EBC1165868(Au-PeEL)EBL1165868(CaPaEBR)ebr10684450(CaONFJC)MIL502249(EXLCZ)99267000000034222020111102d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCarotenoids and vitamin A in translational medicine /edited by Olaf Sommerburg, Werner Siems, Klaus Kraemer1st ed.Boca Raton, FL CRC Press20131 online resource (431 p.)Oxidative stress and disease Description based upon print version of record.1-138-19947-8 1-4398-5526-9 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Series Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Hepatic Retinoid Metabolism: What Is Known and What Is Not; Chapter 2 - Metabolism of Vitamin A in White Adipose Tissue and Obesity; Chapter 3 - Retinoids in the Treatment of Psoriasis; Chapter 4 - Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Carotenoids; Chapter 5 - Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Vision across the Life Span; Chapter 6 - Assuring Vitamin A Adequacy to Prevent Eye and Ear Disorders; Chapter 7 - Disturbed Accumulation and Abnormal Distribution of Macular Pigment in Retinal DisordersChapter 8 - Retinol and Otitis MediaChapter 9 - Carotenoids and Mutagenesis; Chapter 10 - Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Lung Cancer Prevention; Chapter 11 - Is the Effect of β-Carotene on Prostate Cancer Cells Dependent on Their Androgen Sensitivity?; Chapter 12 - Carotenoid Intake and Supplementation in Cancer: Pro and Con; Chapter 13 - Vitamin A in Lung Development and Function; Chapter 14 - Vitamin A and Carotenoids in Lung Diseases; Chapter 15 - Chemopreventive Effects of Astaxanthin on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Inflammation-Related Colon CarcinogenesisChapter 16 - Carotenoids in Laboratory MedicineChapter 17 - Supply of Vitamin A in Developing Countries; Chapter 18 - Vitamin A Intakes Are Below Recommendations in a Significant Proportion of the Population in the Western World; Chapter 19 - Critical Appraisal of Vitamin A Supplementation Program in India; Chapter 20 - Consequences of Common Genetic Variations on β-Carotene Cleavage for Vitamin A Supply; Back CoverVitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria, and around 50 carotenoids-including ß-carotene-can be converted into vitamin A. Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine reviews the medical use of carotenoids and vitamin A in cancer; diseases of the skin, eye, ear, and lung; and inflammatory bowel and metabolic diseasOxidative stress and disease.CarotenoidsVitamin ACarotenoids.Vitamin A.615.328Sommerburg Olaf1683278Siems Werner1683279Kraemer Klaus1960-1683280MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827679303321Carotenoids and vitamin A in translational medicine4053931UNINA