Format:
Online-Ressource (V, 116 p. 16 illus., 14 illus. in color, online resource)
ISBN:
9783319009964
Series Statement:
Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology 164
Content:
T. Hara, I. Kimura, D. Inoue, A. Ichimura, and A. Hirasawa: Free fatty acid receptors and their role in regulation of energy metabolism. B. Nilius and G. Appendino. Spices: the savory and healthy science of pungency
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Spices: The Savory and Beneficial Science of Pungency; 1 Introduction; 2 A Historical Cultural Sojourn: The Role of Spices in History; 3 The Taste Machinery; 4 The Alien Taste Receptors; 5 The Chemesthetic System; 6 Spicy Plants; 6.1 The Case of TRPV1; 6.2 ``Irritant´´ Pungency: TRPA1 A New Player; 6.3 A Gustatory and Beneficial TRPM5 Connection; 7 Spices, TRPs and Health; 7.1 Spices and Obesity; 7.2 A Skeletal Muscle Connection; 7.3 Spices Against Pain; 7.4 Spices Against Cancer; 7.5 A Cytoprotective and Anti-inflammatory Action of Spices; 7.6 Antimicrobic Action of Spices
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7.7 Spices in Gastro-intestinal Diseases7.8 Do Spices Go Cardio-vascular?; 7.9 TRPA1 and Cough; 7.10 A Spicy Pancreas Connection?; 7.11 An Action of Spicy Channel Activators in the Brain?; 7.12 A Bone Connection?; 7.12.1 Bioavailability: The Gray Side of Spices; 7.12.2 Spices as Double-Edged Swords: Do They Have a Toxic Dark Side?; 8 Concluding Remarks; References; Free Fatty Acid Receptors and Their Role in Regulation of Energy Metabolism; 1 Introduction; 2 FFA2 (GPR43); 2.1 Ligands; 2.2 Selective Compound; 2.3 Signal Transduction; 2.4 Expression and Physiological Functions
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2.4.1 Adipose Tissues2.4.2 Adipogenesis; 2.4.3 Lipolysis; 2.4.4 Leptin Secretion; 2.4.5 Intestine; 2.4.6 PYY Secretion; 2.4.7 GLP-1 Secretion; 2.4.8 Intestinal Motility; 3 FFA3 (GPR41); 3.1 Ligands; 3.2 Signal Transduction; 3.3 Expression and Physiological Functions; 3.3.1 Adipose Tissue; 3.3.2 Intestine; 3.3.3 Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS); 4 FFA1 (GPR40); 4.1 Ligands; 4.2 Selective Ligands; 4.3 Signal Transduction; 4.4 Expression and Physiological Functions; 4.4.1 Pancreas; 4.4.2 Intestine; 4.4.3 Taste Buds; 4.4.4 Brain; 4.4.5 Mammary Gland; 4.5 Polymorphism
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4.6 Structure-Activity Relationships (SARs)4.7 Binding Assay; 4.8 Clinical Trials; 5 GPR84; 5.1 Ligands; 5.2 Signal Transduction; 5.3 Expression and Physiological Functions; 5.3.1 Immune System; 5.3.2 Adipose Tissue; 6 GPR120; 6.1 Ligands; 6.2 Signal Transduction; 6.3 Expression and Physiological Functions; 6.3.1 Intestine; 6.3.2 Macrophages; 6.3.3 Adipocytes; 6.3.4 Taste Buds; 6.3.5 Lung; 6.4 Genetic Contribution to Type 2 Diabetes; 6.5 The Future; References
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783319009957
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-331-90099-5-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-00996-4
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Author information:
Offermanns, Stefan 1964-
