Owusu-Apenten Bioactive Peptides

Applications for Improving Nutrition and Health
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4398-5878-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 414 Seiten

Zielgruppe

Nutritionists, dietitians, health professionals, food scientists, technologists, and manufacturers, graduate and senior undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, health sciences and nutrition; US FDA government researchers and regulators.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Owusu-Apenten, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Physiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Nutrition and the Host Response to Infection and Injury
Nutrition and Illness
Host Response to Injury
Unintended Weight Loss
Multimodal Nutritional Support Using Bioactive Peptides
Summary and Conclusions
References
Bioactive Peptides for Nutrition and Health
Legislation
Bioactive Peptides and Proteins
Applications of Protein Supplements for Health
Perspectives on Human Trial Data
Summary and Conclusions
Appendices
References
Dietary Protein Requirements for Health
Introduction
Dietary Protein Quality Relation to Health
Protein Requirements and Health
Dietary Protein and Host Responses to Illness
Peptides and Protein Bioactivity
Types of Dietary Protein Health Effects
Summary and Conclusion
Appendices
References
Protein Turnover and Economics within the Body
Protein Turnover and Wasting
Baseline Whole Body Protein Turnover
Regional Protein Turnover
Nutrients and Protein Turnover
Slow and Fast Proteins
Summary and Conclusions
References
Major Processes for Muscle Gain and Loss
Introduction
Myostatin
Muscle Cell Death and Atrophy
Proteolysis via Ubiquitin Proteasome
Further Signaling Pathways for Muscle Atrophy
Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and Hypertrophy
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix 5.A.1 Details of mTOR Signaling
References
Inflammation and Innate Immune Response
Types of Inflammation
Proinflammatory Signaling
Anti-Inflammatory Bioactive Peptides and Supplements
In Vivo Applications and Controlled Trials
Summary and Conclusions
References
Infection and Sepsis
Introduction
Pathogen Recognition and Intracellular Signaling
Host Antimicrobial Peptides
Functions of Antimicrobial Peptides
In Vivo Applications and Human-Trials of AMPs
Summary and Conclusions
References
Anabolic Dysfunction
Introduction
Insulin and Muscle Protein Metabolism
Growth Hormone and IGF-1
Growth Hormone Secretagogues
Leucine, BCAA, and Related Peptides
In Vivo Applications and Clinical Trials
References
Bioactive Peptides for Alleviating Illness Anorexia
Illness Anorexia
Leptin and Food Intake
Melanocortin Peptides
Ghrelin
Other Bioactive Peptides for Moderating Appetite
In Vivo Studies and Controlled Trials
Summary and Conclusions
References

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Owusu-Apenten is a faculty member at the Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Science, University of Ulster, Coleraine.