Inflammation and Natural Products
- 1st Edition - January 19, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Sreeraj Gopi, Augustine Amalraj, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Sabu Thomas
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 2 1 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 2 1 9 - 1
Inflammation and Natural Products brings together research in the area of the natural products and their anti-inflammatory action in medical, nutraceutical and food products,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteInflammation and Natural Products brings together research in the area of the natural products and their anti-inflammatory action in medical, nutraceutical and food products, addressing specific chronic inflammatory diseases like cancer and the mechanistic aspects of the mode of action of some key natural products. Inflammation is a complicated process, driven by infection or injury or genetic changes, which results in triggering signalling cascades, activation of transcription factors, gene expression, increased levels of inflammatory enzymes, and release of various oxidants and pro-inflammatory molecules in inflammatory cells. Excessive oxidants and inflammatory mediators have a harmful effect on normal tissue, including toxicity, loss of barrier function, abnormal cell proliferation, inhibiting normal function of tissues and organs and finally leading to systemic disorders. The emerging development of natural product formulations utilizing the unique anti-inflammatory compounds such as polyphenols, polysaccharides, terpenes, fatty acids, proteins and several other bioactive components has shown notable successes. Inflammation and Natural Products: Recent Development and Current Status provides a comprehensive resource, ranging from detailed explanation on inflammation to molecular docking strategies for naturally occurring compounds with anti-inflammatory activity. It is useful for graduate students, academic and professionals in the fields of pharmaceutical and medical sciences and specialists from natural product-related industries.
- Increases the knowledge of anti-inflammatory activities of natural products and their mechanism of action
- Provides a new perspective and forward-thinking ideas to researchers, the scientific community and industry
- Intensifies the understanding of synergistic action of biologically active naturally occurring molecules and their biological activities against inflammation
Graduate students, academics and professionals in the fields of pharmaceutical and medical sciences and specialists from natural products-related industry
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 19, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 462
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128192184
- eBook ISBN: 9780128192191
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Sreeraj Gopi
Dr. Sreeraj Gopi is the Co-Founder and Director of Molecules Food solutions Pvt Ltd, Zingon Naturals Pvt Ltd. He was the Chief Scientist at Plant Lipids Pvt Ltd. and Chief Scientific Officer at Aurea Biolabs Pvt Ltd., He has also served as an adjunct professor at universities including Stockholm University, Sweden, Siberian Federal University, Russia, and Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He completed his doctorate in organic chemistry and nanotechnology, and nano drug delivery working in the area of natural products, isolation, and biological activities. He published more than 175 international articles and filed more than 75 patents, in the US and Europe. At Plant Lipids, he developed many innovative products and technologies, and is responsible for driving the research team to excellence, as well as, implementing new projects, presenting scientific seminars to various customers. He was listed world's top 2% scientist list by Standford University.
Affiliations and expertise
Co-Founder and Director of Molecules Food Solutions Pvt Ltd, Zingon Naturals Pvt Ltd., IndiaAA
Augustine Amalraj
Dr. Augustine Amalraj is currently working as a Senior Scientist in the Department of Research and Development at Molecules Food Solutions Private Limited, Koratty, Thrissur, Kerala, India. He was worked as a Deputy Manager in the Department of Research and Development at Plant Lipids Private Limited and Aurea Biolabs Private Limited, Cochin, India. He obtained his Doctoral degree in Chemistry from Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, India. His research interests are in applied chemistry, food chemistry, natural product chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemosensors, and polymer and nanocomposite materials. He has published more than 60 research articles in international journals, as well as 22 book chapters, co-edited 10 books and filed 3 patents. He was listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world by Stanford University.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientist, Department of Research and Development, Molecules Food Solutions Private Limited, Kerala, IndiaAK
Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara
Prof. Ajaikumar Kunnumakkara, is a faculty member in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He is also an Honorary Chair Professor in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He is the principal investigator of Unit of Excellence in cancer drug discovery (DBT, Govt. of India) and the coordinator of DBT (India) - AIST (Japan) International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine. He earned his doctorate in 2006 from Amala Cancer Research Center, Thrissur, affiliated with University of Calicut, Kerala, India. Dr. Kunnumakkara did postdoctoral work at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA (2005–2008) and the National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health (2008–2010) where he was subsequently employed as an NIH Scientist until 2012. Dr. Kunnumakkara has also edited four monographs. He is an elected Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, UK as well as belonging to many other esteemed institutions.
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, IndiaST
Sabu Thomas
Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.
Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.
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Professor and Director, International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, IndiaRead Inflammation and Natural Products on ScienceDirect