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Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine (Paperback)
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Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine (Paperback)
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Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad
metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision
problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical
issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants,
algae, fungi, and bacteria, and around 50 carotenoids-including
-carotene-can be converted into vitamin A. Carotenoids and Vitamin
A in Translational Medicine reviews the medical use of carotenoids
and vitamin A in cancer; diseases of the skin, eye, ear, and lung;
and inflammatory bowel and metabolic diseases. It also discusses
the analytics of carotenoids and the supply of carotenoids and
vitamin A in developing countries. Serving a broad community of
researchers and practitioners conducting basic and clinical
analysis on carotenoids and vitamin A for medical purposes, the
book evaluates basic research, epidemiological studies, and
clinical trials in the field. It updates information on the
worldwide problem of vitamin A deficiency and discusses extensively
the pros and cons of carotenoid supplementation in cancer. The
authors provide a comprehensive overview of the efforts made in the
field of carotenoid research with respect to translational medicine
and present the future outlook on carotenoids as new therapeutic
agents. It is the editors' intent through the contributions in this
volume to expand this important discussion on therapeutic
approaches using carotenoids and retinoids. In doing so, they hope
to enhance the quality of research which brings safe, effective,
and clinically proven medicines to patients.
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