Watson DHEA in Human Health and Aging

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4398-3884-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 472 Seiten

Reduced production of DHEA associated with the diseases that accompany aging has led to its use as a nutritional supplement for antiaging, metabolic support, and other purposes. While animal studies have clearly shown substantial benefits of DHEA in combating various disease states, the effect of low levels of DHEA in humans is less established, and the mechanisms of action and potential involvement in illnesses remain unclear. DHEA in Human Health and Aging reviews the past ten years of research into this hormone and explores its potential for future study.

With contributions from a cadre of international experts, this volume examines:

- The biology of DHEA relevant to health in humans

- Areas of potential clinical importance concerning low levels of DHEA related to age or physiological change

- Prevention as well as treatment of various human disease states by changing DHEA levels

- The use of DHEA levels in predicting the risk of disease

- The role of DHEA in diabetes, fitness, infectious disease, cancer, AIDS, bone health, cardiovascular diseases, autism, and mental health

- Animal models and their relation to studies done on humans

- The effects of loss of adrenal gland function, the subsequent reduction in DHEA production, and its replacement as therapy

- Adverse effects in DHEA-supplemented women

- Mechanisms of action of DHEA in prostate and ovarian health, vascular modification, stress, memory, aggression, and Alzheimer’s disease

Covering a wide range of topics, the book is compiled from contributions of experts who have each studied some aspect of DHEA and human or animal health or disease. Every chapter is self-contained, allowing for focused study on individual topics. Edited by one of the leading experts in the field of nutrition, the book presents a compelling view of the state of the science in DHEA.

Zielgruppe

Nutritionists and dieticians, health scientists, alternative medicine practitioners, dietary supplement and trade organizations, gerontologists, physicians, physiologists, biologists, public health workers, and biomedical researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, Ronald Ross

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overviews of Key DHEA Modified Conditions

DHEA versus Androstenediol in Middle-Aged Women; B. L. Lasley

DHEA as a Putative Replacement Therapy in the Elderly; A. D. Genazzani and C. Lanzoni

Prevention of Disease by DHEA

Dehydroepiandrosterone: Its Metabolites and Resistance to Infections; R. M. Loria and D. Ben-Nathan

DHEA and Glucose Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle; K. Sato and R. Ajisaka

DHEA and Dyskinesias; M. Hamann and A. Richter

Dehydroepiandrosterone: Its Effects on Cell Proliferation and Cancer; R. López-Marure

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Energy Metabolism; S. S. Katyare and H. R. Modi

Dehydroepiandrosterone in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Monitoring and Therapy; R. Kannangai and G. Sridharan

Dehydroepiandrosterone Replacement and Bone Mineral Density; DHEA and Vascular Health and Functions; R. Paulin, E. Dumas De La Roque, and S. Bonnet

DHEA and Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Prevention; H. Aksoy

DHEA and Cancer Risk or Prevention? F. Labrie

Dehydroepiandrosterone in Intracellular Infectious Diseases and Related Pathogens; N. Galindo-Sevilla and J. Mancilla-Ramírez

Treatment of Diseases and Physiological Disorders by Dehydroepiandrosterone

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and Vascular Remodeling; M. Ii

DHEA in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Prognostic and Therapeutic Aspects; C. M. Romero, E. P. Liao, B. Zumoff, and L. Poretsky

DHEA and Its Metabolites and Analogs: A Role in Immune Modulation and Arthritis Treatment? D. L. Auci, C. N. Ahlem, C. L. Reading, and J. M. Frincke

Asthma and DHEA; I. S. Choi

DHEA in Allergy, Asthma, and Urticaria/Angioedema; A. Kasperska-Zajac

The Role of DHEA in Mental Disorders; I. Pérez-Neri and C. Ríos
DHEA, Androgen Receptors, and Their Potential Role in Breast Cancer; Z. Nahleh and N.Tageja

DHEAS and Periodontal Status in Older Japanese; A. Yoshida and T. Ansai

DHEA Levels and Increased Risk of Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease; I. Kanazawa and T. Yamaguchi

DHEAS and Related Factors in Autism; J. Croonenberghs, K. Van Praet, D. Deboutte, and M. Maes

Animal and In Vitro Model Studies: Future Uses of DHEA

DHEA Antiviral Properties in Cell Cultures and Animal Models; V. Castilla and M. B. Wachsman

Adipose Tissue as a Target for Dehydroepiandrosterone and its Sulphate; F. Pérez-de Heredia, J. J. Hernández-Morante, and M. Garaulet

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Cell Differentiation; A. W. Krug

DHEA, Oxidative Stress, and Akt; M. H. V. M. Jacob, A. S. R. Araújo, M. F. M. Ribeiro, and A. Belló-Klein

Evidence for a Cellular DHEA Receptor; B. O’Leary and J. S. Dillon

DHEA and Mechanisms of Action in Humans

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone: Effects on Erectile Function; A. I. El-Sakka

DHEA Metabolism, Supplementation, and Decline with Age: Role on Prostate Health; J. T. Arnold

DHEA and Vascular Function; S. Rice and A. Rees

DHEAS and Coping Capability; C.-H. Kuo

DHEA and Memory; E. Sujkovic, R. Mileusnic, and J. Fry

DHEA and Aggression; G. E. Demas, K. K. Soma, and H. E. Albers

DHEA and Alzheimer’s Disease; L. El Kihel

Index

Über Autor(innen)

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. He has done DHEA research in mice for 20 years and has just completed an NIH grant studying DHEA in cardiac function in mice.