Nutrients and Epigenetics

Herausgeber: Choi, Sang-Woon; Friso, Simonetta

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Epigenetics is a relatively new area for understanding many of the disease processes involved with mediated changes in gene expression in response to dietary and other lifestyle exposures. Presenting up-to-date research on the relationship between nutrition and the cutting-edge field of epigenetics, this book takes a close look at the impact of epigenetics on aging, embryonic growth, and the development of cancer. With the aid of numerous color illustrations and photographs, it effectively describes how nutrients modulate physiologic and pathologic processes through the modulation of epigenetic phenomena. With internationally respected contributors, this book is an essential guide to this largely unchartered field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781420063547
• ISBN-10: 1420063545
• Artikelnr.: 23562332

Autorenporträt

Sang-Woon Choi, MD, PhD, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Simonetta Friso, MD, PhD, University of Verona, Italy

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Methylation on the nucleosome. Mammalian DNA methyltransferases. Chromatin remodeling and histone modifications. Nutrients and DNA methylation. Nutrients
histone modifications
and chromatin remodeling in chronic inflammation. Nutrients
epigenetics
and embryonic development. Nutrition
epigenetics
and aging. Nutrition
epigenetics
and cancer. Conclusions and future perspectives.