UID:
almahu_9948026794102882
Format:
1 online resource (539 pages)
ISBN:
1-281-03731-1
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9786611037314
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0-08-052728-0
Content:
Antioxidant Food Supplements in Human Health discusses new discoveries in the areas of oxygen and nitric oxide metabolism and pathophysiology, redox regulation and cell signaling, and the identification of natural antioxidants and their mechanisms of action on free radicals and their role in health and disease.An essential resource for researchers, students, and professionals in food science and nutrition, gerontology, physiology, pharmacology, and related areas.Key Features* Health effects of antioxidant nutrients* Nutrients of vitamins C and E, selenium, alpha-
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Front Cover; Antioxidant Food Supplements in Human Health; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Health Effects of Antioxidant Nutrients; Chapter 1. Vitamin E and Lung Cancer Prevention; Introduction; Review of Studies; The Mobile Clinic Health Examination Survey; Conclusions and Further Research; References; Chapter 2. Natural Antioxidants in the Protection against Cigarette Smoke Injury; Introduction; Smoking as an Oxidative Stress; Antioxidant Supplement of Smokers; Natural Phenolics and Smoking; Conclusions; References; Part II: Nutrients
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Chapter 3. Emerging Role of Nutrition in Chronic Disease Prevention: A Look at the Data, with an Emphasis on Vitamin C; Introduction; Laboratory and Animal Data on Oxidation and Antioxidants; Epidemiologic Data on Antioxidants and Cancer; Intakes and Blood Levels; Discussion; References; Chapter 4. Biological Activities of Tocotrienols and Tocopherols; Introduction; Vitamin E Chemistry and Biologic Activity; Absorption, Transport, and Metabolism; Tissue Vitamin E; Conclusions and Implications; References
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Chapter 5. Effects of High Cholesterol, Vitamin E, and Probucol on Protein Kinase C Activity and Proliferation of Smooth Muscle Cells; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 6. A New Function for Selenoproteins: Peroxynitrite Reduction; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 7. Selenium Peroxidases in Mammalian Testis; References; Chapter 8. a-Lipoic Acid: Cell Regulatory Function and Potential Therapeutic Implications; Introduction; The Lipoate-Dihydrolipoate Redox Cycle; Proglutathione Effect; Radical Scavenging
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Antioxidant Defense Network; Cell Calcium and NF-KB; Glutamate Cytotoxicity; Apoptosis; Reductive Stress; Summary; References; Chapter 9. Natural Sources of Lipoic Acid in Plant and Animal Tissues; Introduction; Methods of Analysis; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 10. Determination of Protein-Bound Lipoic Acid in Tissues by the Enzyme Recycling Method; Introduction; Assay Procedure of Protein-Bound Lipoate; Determination of Lipoyllysine Levels in Tissue Samples; Discussion; References; Chapter 11. Reaction of Ubiquinols with Nitric Oxide; Introduction; Redox Properties of Ubiquinols
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Extramitochondrial Ubiquinol and Free Radicals; Inner Mitochondria1 Membrane Ubiquinol and Free Radicals; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 12. Coenzyme-Q Redox Cycle as an Endogenous Antioxidant; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 13. Carotenoids: Occurrence, Biochemical Activities, and Bioavailability; Introduction; Occurrence of Carotenoids; Biochemical Activities of Carotenoids; Antioxidant Activity of Carotenoids; Carotenoid Effects on Gap Junctional Communication; Biokinetics of Carotenoids; References; Chapter 14. Dietary Carotenoids and Their Metabolites as Potentially Useful Chemoprotective Agents against Cancer
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-543590-8
Language:
English
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