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This book discusses the role of nutrition in obsessive-compulsive
disorders (OCD). It covers the investigational therapies in OCD,
use of animal models, and biomarkers for better diagnosis,
monitoring, and possible therapeutic options with nutrients for
patients with OCD. The book highlights the role of probiotics,
amino acids, vitamins, micro-nutrients, and salts in the management
of OCD. It includes topics like the applications of computational
modeling and nano-biotechnology in OCD, the effects of
environmental pollutants, and the regulation of anti-depressants in
OCD. Key features – Covers emerging therapeutic and nutritional
approaches for the treatment and management of OCD Reviews the role
of various micro-nutrients in OCD Discusses the prenatal genetic
diagnosis and application of computational modelling in OCD
Includes the nutritional and dietary roles in neuropsychiatric
disorders like depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Explores the application of nano-biotechnology in OCD The book is
meant for researchers and professionals in the field of nutritional
neuroscience and psychology.
This book will provide current understandings about two
ubiquitously expressed metabotropic GPCRs, G-coupled purinoreceptor
type 2 (P2Y) and Takeda G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor 5
(TGR5). G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family
of proteins implicated in majority of cellular responses. The two
receptor sub-families play a central role in many physiological
functions as well as in many pathological conditions. This book
offers up-to-date information on the physiological functions,
signaling pathways and regulatory mechanisms of P2Y and TGR5
receptors. In addition, this book provides a comprehensive overview
about the abnormalities of P2Y/TGR5 receptors and their
contribution in the development and progression of pathological
conditions. It also covers the currently available natural,
chemical and pharmacological agents targeting these two receptor
families and their therapeutic implications in P2Y and TGR5
associated disorders. This book is a valuable source for beginners
and researchers to follow the rapidly progressing field of these
two GPCR subfamily members.
Over the past few years, epidemiological studies have revealed that
there is an increase of life threatening liver diseases worldwide.
It becomes increasingly clear that developments in this field are
moving so rapidly toward the creation of new drugs against these
maladies. Numerous research articles and books have been published
on various aspects of toxicities, symptoms, managements and health
implications of the liver. Consequently, a catalogue of collective
information of toxicities, various features of natural products,
and remedies for the prevention of toxicities is needed. This book
deals with the toxicities in organs like the liver and the role
natural products have in the preventing these ailments. It also
analyses trends in the processing of natural products by using
nanotechnology and their health implications. The main purpose of
this book is to exhibit relevant, modern information on
hepatotoxicity, its symptoms, and treatments presented by
internationally recognised experts in the field. Therefore, it is
our belief that this book has covered some of the most interesting
aspects of research in liver diseases and provides a trustworthy
source of current information in this area of research which should
prove useful to the scientists interested in this discipline
throughout the world. This collection will interest a variety of
other scientific disciplines including toxicology, genetics,
medicine and pharmacology, as well as drug and food sciences. We
hope that our readers will find this volume to be a delightful
addition to their personal libraries, laboratories and offices.
Additionally, it can be used as a required or recommended text for
related courses taught at colleges and universities levels.
This book provides the latest research on the role of nutrients in
the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders. It
discusses dietary supplements and dietary restrictions for
combating neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease,
Parkinson's disease, stroke, and epilepsy. The book also explains
the impact of different nutrients such as herbal products, algae,
micronutrients in stimulating the brain and central nervous system
during abnormal functions. It covers the effect of the nutrients on
the function of neurotransmitters, their stimulatory effect in
autism, dementia, Alzheimer's, and other neuropathological states.
The book also defines the mechanistic effects of neuroprotective
and psycho protective effects of natural food in repairing brain
damage. This book is essential reading for neuroscientists and
neurologists, and healthcare professionals.
The field of gastrointestinal biology has been transformed by an
explosion of knowledge for gastrointestinal motility, absorption,
and secretion. The chapters in this book summarise the methods of
molecular biology and the cell biology of gut enzymes, secreting
cells and cells that respond to these enzymes. This book is a
valuable reference for students, researchers and faculties of
gastrointestinal motility, absorption and secretion. No other
single source covers this field so comprehensively. It contains a
considerable amount of detail on subjects such as gut hormones, gut
malabsorption, alcohol toxicity on the stomach and methods used in
physiologic study of the digestive tract. Disease conditions are
discussed only to the extent that they illustrate physiologic
mechanisms. It is difficult for such a comprehensive work to remain
up to date for very long, considering how rapidly our knowledge of
life sciences expands. This book, a comprehensive treatise on the
causes, diagnosis, and management of gastrointestinal-motility
disorders, consists of eighteen chapters with extensive references
contained in slightly fewer than 300 pages. It achieves its goal
through generally lucid writing and the overlap of information from
chapter to chapter commonly observed in multi-authored works.
Therefore, the reader is best advised to go through this book in a
relaxed manner; this will allow them to finish it in a relatively
short amount of time and appreciate the field of gastrointestinal
motility, particularly current practices and research methods for
solving its many riddles. All the chapters are clearly written, but
the target audience seems to vary from medical students to
practicing gastroenterologists. Despite these drawbacks,
gastroenterologists, surgeons, and basic scientists wishing to
bring their general knowledge of clinical motility disorders up to
date will find this book useful.
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