Vitamin D - Oxidative Stress, Immunity, and Aging

Informationen zum Autor Adrian F. Gombart received a Ph.D. degree in microbiology from the University of Washington. For many years! he was an assistant and associate professor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California! Los Angeles! in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Division of Hematology and Oncology. He is currently a principal investigator in the Linus Pauling Institute and an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Oregon State University. Dr. Gombart is a member of the American Society for Hematology and the Society for Leukocyte Biology. Dr. Gombart's research interests focus on the role of vitamin D in the innate immune response against infection. His laboratory studies the regulation of antimicrobial peptide gene expression by vitamin D and other nutritional compounds. He was recognized for his contributions to the field of vitamin D and immunity! with a Young Investigator Award from the Vitamin D Workshop in 2005. Klappentext Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide public health problem in both developed and developing nations. This book focuses on the role of vitamin D in three areas: oxidation! immunity and aging. Zusammenfassung Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency is a worldwide! public health problem in both developed and developing countries. Rickets among infants has reemerged. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with increased risk and mortality from cancer. At the same time! the beneficial effects of vitamin D on a host of conditions have recently been discovered. Focusing on areas not extensively covered in other comparable books! Vitamin D: Oxidative Stress! Immunity! and Aging highlights the most recent research findings on the impact of this nutrient in oxidative stress! immunity! and aging.A state-of-the-art compilation of essential information! this book explores:Vitamin D and its genomic and nongenomic effects! the role of therapeutic analogs in treating disease! and the production of vitamin D by the bodyThe role vitamin D plays in modulating oxidative stress-with emphasis on cancer! stress-mediated diseases! photo-protection of the skin! and energy metabolismBeneficial effects of vitamin D in regulating the immune response and its importance in protecting against autoimmune! infectious! and inflammatory diseasesThe role vitamin D plays in the regulation of the aging process-including aspects of oxidative stress! senescence! and mortality! as well as its role in protection against cardiovascular disease and nervous system disorders This book represents an important contribution toward understanding the mechanisms by which vitamin D promotes health! increasing awareness of the importance that vitamin D plays during development! at birth! and throughout the aging process. It is a valuable reference for researchers in academia! nutrition! medicine! and industry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Vitamin D: An OverviewVitamin D: A Fountain of Youth in Gene Regulation; Peter W. Jurutka! G. Kerr Whitfield! Ryan Forster! Shane Batie! Jamie Lee! and Mark R. HausslerVitamin D Receptor: Genomic and Epigenomic Effects; Prashant K. Singh and Moray J. CampbellVitamin D Analogs and Their Clinical Uses; Glenville JonesExtrarenal CYP27B1 and Vitamin D Physiology; Martin HewisonOxidative StressVitamin D and Oxidative Stress; Huei-Ju Ting and Yi-Fen LeeVitamin D3 Upregulated Protein 1 (VDUP1): Roles in Redox Signaling and Stress-Mediated Diseases; Dong Oh Kim! Hyun Woo Suh! Haiyoung Jung! Young Jun Park! and Inpyo ChoiVitamin D and Its Role in Photoprotection of the Skin; Clare Gordon-Thomson! Wannit Tongkao-on! and Rebecca S. MasonVitamin D and Adipose Tissue: 1?! 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (Calcitriol) Modulation of Energy Metabolism! Reactive Oxygen Species! and Inflammatory Stress; Antje Bruckbauer and Michael B. ZemelMembrane Receptors for Vitamin D Metabolit...

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• Autori: Adrian F. Gombart, Adrian F. (EDT) Gombart, Adrian F. (Oregon State University Gombart, GOMBART ADRIAN F
• Con la collaborazione di: Adrian F. Gombart (Editore), Adrian F. (Oregon State University Gombart (Editore), Gombart Adrian F. (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.11.2012
• EAN: 9781439850206
• ISBN: 978-1-4398-5020-6
• Pagine: 462
• Serie: Oxidative Stress and Disease; Oxidative Stress and Disease
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Genetica, tecnica genetica; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, MEDICAL / Nutrition, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cell Biology, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, Dietetics & nutrition, Geriatric medicine, Cellular biology (cytology), Dietetics and nutrition