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Immunity and Inflammation in Health and Disease: Emerging Roles of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Immune Support provides a comprehensive description of the various p… Read more
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Immunity and Inflammation in Health and Disease: Emerging Roles of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Immune Support provides a comprehensive description of the various pathways by which the vertebrate immune system works, the signals that trigger immune response and how fnew and novel nutraceuticals and functional foods, can be used to contain inflammation and also to boost immunity and immune health.
Inflammation is a tool to fight pathogens and the vertebrate immune system has a very complex network of cells to achieve this. However inflammation that goes awry is also the leding cause of several diseases ranging from cardiovascular diseases to diabetes. This book covers the entire gamut from the various cellular players in the inflammation-immune response to its ramifications in terms of protection against pathogens as well as in onset of metabolic, aging and auto-immune related diseases. Finally, the balancing role of dietary nutrients between host defence and immune support is also showcased. The first three scetions explain the various components of the immune system and their modes of activation. The fourth section deals with the ramifications of a robust and execessive inflammatory response. The fifth section is focused on the association between nutrition and immunity and how deficiencies in certain nutrients may affect immunocompetence. The sixth section chapters represent a vision of paradigm shifts within the field and discusses possible future directions.
This bool will be a valuable reference for researchers studying immune health either in academia, or in the nutraceutical or functional food industries. Product developers in nutraceutical, supplement, functional food, and health food companies will also appreciate the information presented here.
Product developers in nutraceutical, supplement, functional food, and health food companies. Researchers studying immune health either in academia, or in the nutraceutical or functional food industries
Section I: Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems: Components and Regulation
1. Innate and Adaptive Immunity: Barriers and Receptor Based Recognition
2. Innate Immunity at Birth: Implications for Inflammation and Infection in Newborns
3. Redox Signaling and Onset of the Inflammatory Cascade
Section II: Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress and Immune Cell Activation
Section III: Inflammatory Systems: Mechanistic Pathways Of Stimulation and Suppression
Section IV: Immunity and Inflammation: Common Threads Of Multifactorial Diseases
Section V: Nutraceuticals in Boosting Immune Support and as Therapeutics for Inflammatory Diseases
Section VI: New Perspectives and Future Directions
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