Melatonin in the Promotion of Health

Herausgeber: Watson, Ronald Ross

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Melatonin is a powerful hormone and antioxidant with numerous effects on the metabolism and the health of humans. This volume provides a wide variety of expert reviews on the biology of melatonin relevant to health. Beginning with a history of melatonin and its relation to circadian rhythms, the book examines its use in a host of applications, including gastrointestinal diseases, anesthesia and surgery, bone health, breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and age-related macular degeneration and uveitis. It also examines applications related to melanoma, solar skin damage, collagen synthesis, the prevention of DNA damage, mental disorders, sleep, and issues related to jet lag and shift work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 584
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 180mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1157g
• ISBN-13: 9781439839799
• ISBN-10: 1439839794
• Artikelnr.: 33089445

Autorenporträt

Ronald R. Watson, PhD, is a member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, cancer, and alcoholism research societies. For 30 years he was funded by Wallace Research Foundation to study dietary supplements in health promotion. Dr. Watson has edited more than 35 books on nutrition, dietary supplements, and over-the-counter agents, and 53 other scientific books. He has published more than 500 research and review articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Melatonin Time Line: From Discovery to Therapy. Melatonin and Circadian
Rhythms: An Overview. Synthesis and Metabolism of Melatonin in the Skin and
Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Melatonin in Prevention of Mutagenesis,
Oxidation, and Other Damage to Cells. Cardiovascular Protection by
Melatonin. Melatonin Effect on Reproduction. Melatonin and the Prevention
of Ultraviolet Solar Skin Damage. Melatonin and Type 2 Diabetes. Melatonin,
Sleep, and Immune Modulation: Role in Health and Disease.Melatonin as a
Treatment for Uveitis. Role of Melatonin in Regulating Gut Motility.
Melatonin and Food Safety: Investigating a Possible Role in the Seasonality
of the Bacterial Pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cattle. Melatonin in
Dentistry. Melatonin as a Potential Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases.
The Uses of Melatonin in Anesthesia and Surgery. Melatonin in Bone Health.
Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer Using Melatonin. Molecular and
Epigenetic Effects of Melatonin in Breast Cancer. Melatonin in Mental
Disorders: Treatment and Prevention. Melatonin in Control of Gastric
Secretion and Prevention of Gastric Mucosal Lesions. Melatonin for the
Control of Reproduction in Small Ruminants. Melatonin in the Pancreatic
Protection and Modulation of Pancreatic Exocrine Secretion. Life
Environment and Sleep: Melatonin Production Affected by Light and Ambient
Temperature in Humans. Decreased Light Transmittance Because of Aging and
Melatonin. Melatonin and Treatment of Disorders Related to Jet Lag and
Shift Work. Melatonin and Its Byproducts on Age-Related Macular
Degeneration. Melatonin and Melanoma. Melatonin and Inflammation-The Role
of the Immune-Pineal Axis and the Sympathetic Tonus. Neuroendocrinological
Effects of Antidepressants: Is There a Role for Melatonin? Role of
Melatonin in Collagen Synthesis. Melatonin and DNA Protection. Melatonin
Modulation of Vascular Structure and Function. Melatonin and Sleep
Disturbances in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. Melatonin and
Traumatic Stress. Measurement of Melatonin in Other Body Fluids. Cell
Studies with Melatonin Exposed to UV Light and Ionizing Radiation.
Melatonin and Oxidation.