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Titolo: |
Nutraceuticals : efficacy, safety and toxicity / / edited by Ramesh C. Gupta
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Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2016 |
©2016 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1042 p.) |
Disciplina: | 381.456646 |
Soggetto topico: | Dietary supplements industry - United States |
Pharmaceutical industry - United States | |
Vitamin industry - United States | |
Persona (resp. second.): | GuptaRamesh C <1949-> (Ramesh Chandra) |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; Nutraceuticals; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Introduction; References; I. Applications of Nutraceuticals in Common Diseases and Disorders; 1 Nutraceuticals in CNS Diseases: Potential Mechanisms of Neuroprotection; Introduction; Polyphenols; Counteracting Oxidative Stress as a Mechanism of Neuroprotection; Direct Antioxidant Action of Quercetin; Potential Role of Hormesis in Neuroprotection; Modulation of the Nrf2-ARE Pathway as a Mechanism of Quercetin Neuroprotection |
Modulation of Paraoxonase 2 (PON2) as a Potential Novel Mechanism of Quercetin NeuroprotectionParaoxonase 2; Paraoxonase 2 in the Central Nervous System; Gender Differences in Paraoxonase 2 Expression; Modulation of Paraoxonase 2; Modulation of Paraoxonase 2 by Quercetin; The Issue of Metabolites; Concluding Remarks and Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Prevention of Neurodegenerative Disorders by Nutraceuticals; Introduction; Nutraceuticals for the Prevention and Amelioration of AD; Nutraceuticals for the Prevention and Amelioration of PD | |
Nutraceuticals for the Prevention and Amelioration of ASDConcluding Remarks and Future Directions; References; 3 Cognitive Effects of Nutraceuticals; Introduction; Biological Basis of Cognition; Overview of Cognition; Cellular Basis of Information Storage; Synaptic Plasticity as a Physical Basis for Memory; Biological Basis of Dementia; Nutraceuticals with Potential Cognitive Enhancing Functions; Ginkgo biloba; Positive Effects; Potential Mechanisms; Negative or Null Effects; Bacopa monnieri; Positive Effects; Potential Mechanisms; Negative or Null Effects; Ginseng; Positive Effects | |
Potential MechanismNegative or Null Effects; Phosphatidylserine; Positive Effects; Potential Mechanisms; Negative or Null Effects; Caffeine; Positive Effects; Potential Mechanisms; Negative or Null Effects; Centella asiatica, Ephedra sinica, and Crocus sativus; Potential Concerns of Cognitive Enhancement; Concluding Remarks and Future Directions; References; 4 Nutraceuticals in Cardiovascular Diseases; Introduction; Cardiac Dysfunction; Features of Cardiac Disease; Hypertension; Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)-Atherosclerosis; Ischemia; Hypertrophy; Oxidative Stress; Vascular Injury | |
Biomarkers of Heart DiseaseTherapeutic Response to Heart Disease; Phytotherapeutic Strategies; Nutraceuticals; Cruciferous Vegetables; Bulbous Plants; Tea; CoQ10; Turmeric; Grape Skin; Fish Oil/Olive Oil; Vegetables; Carnitine; Soy; Concluding Remarks and Future Directions; References; 5 Antiatherosclerotic Efficacy of Nutraceuticals; Introduction; Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and Possible Points of Therapeutic Intervention; Role of LDL; Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation; Existing and Emerging Antiatherosclerotic Therapies; Nutraceuticals with Antiatherosclerotic Activity | |
Antiatherogenic Natural Agents | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Nutraceuticals ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-12-802165-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910583463203321 |
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