Micronutrients and Brain Health addresses cutting-edge research related to processes of oxidative stress that affect brain function, an area of increasing significance for those concerned and involved with public health and translational medicine. Edited by four leading micronutrient researchers, the book brings together the investigative work of m

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Information

Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2009

ISBN

9781420073522

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

Front cover
Contents
Series Preface
Preface
The Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1. Neuroprotection after Cardiac Arrest by Avoiding Acute Hyperoxia and by Antioxidant Genomic Postconditioning
Chapter 2. The Neuroprotective Role of Micronutrients in Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter 3. Phytoestrogens and Brain Health
Chapter 4. Food Antioxidants and Alzheimer’s Disease
Chapter 5. Micronutrient Antioxidants, Cognition, and Neuropathology: A Longitudinal Study in the Canine Model of Human Aging
Chapter 6. Excitatory Amino Acids, S-Nitrosylation, and Protein Misfolding in Neurodegenerative Disease: Protection by Memantine and NitroMemantine at NMDA-Gated Channels
Chapter 7. Cognitive and Behavioral Consequences of Iron Deficiency in Women of Reproductive Age
Chapter 8. Micronutrient Needs of the Developing Brain: Priorities and Assessment
Chapter 9. Therapeutics of Alzheimer’s Disease Based on Metal Bioavailability
Chapter 10. Lipoic Acid as a Novel Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
Chapter 11. Zinc and the Cytoskeleton in Neuronal Signaling
Chapter 12. Tocotrienol Neuroprotection: The Most Potent Biological Function of All Natural Forms of Vitamin E
Chapter 13. Fruits, Nuts, and Brain Aging: Nutritional Interventions Targeting Age-Related Neuronal and Behavioral Deficits
Chapter 14. Modulation of Multiple Pathways Involved in the Maintenance of Neuronal Function by Fisetin
Chapter 15. Dietary Flavonoids as Neuroprotective Agents
Chapter 16. Actions of Bioactive Phytochemicals in Cell Function and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
Chapter 17. Does Ginkgo biloba Extract Exert an Effect on Alzheimer’s Disease Progression?
Chapter 18. Green Tea Polyphenols Protect Neurons against Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter 19. Transport of Flavonoids into the Brain
Chapter 20. Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases by Spice-Derived Phytochemicals
Chapter 21. Neurohormetic Properties of the Phytochemical Resveratrol
Chapter 22. Sirtuin1 and Resveratrol
Chapter 23. Acetyl-l-Carnitine and Ferulic Acid Action in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Chapter 24. Evidence Required for Causal Inferences about Effects of Micronutrient Deficiencies during Development on Brain Health: DHA, Choline, Iron, and Vitamin D*
Chapter 25. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Brain Function in Older People
Chapter 26. Iron and Monoamine Oxidase in Brain Function and Dysfunction: Development of Neuroprotective-Neurorescue Drugs
Chapter 27. Antioxidative Defense of Brain Microglial Cells
Chapter 28. Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Brain Metabolism
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