Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Arthritis and Related Inflammatory Diseases

ISBN-13: 9780128138205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 628 str.

Spis treści

A. Overview and background on diet and arthritis/inflammation modifications 1. Foods and Arthritis: An overview 2. Probiotics for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis 3. Integrative and Complementary Medicine Use in Adults with Chronic Lower Back Pain, Neck Pain, and Arthritis/Musculoskeletal Diseases 4. Anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities of some foods and spices 5. Improvement of Standard Anti-Rheumatic Therapy by Phytochemicals

B. Nutrients and inflammation modification during arthritis 6. Nutrients and dietary supplements for osteoarthritis 7. Dietary Short Chain Fatty Acids: An Effective Approach to Tackle Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases 8. Vitamin K and Rheumatoid Arthritis 9. Regulation of immune cell function by short chain fatty acids and their impact on arthritis 10. Effects of 25-hydroxyvitamin D on Bone Mineral Density and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis 11. Vitamin D and Autoimmunity

C. Foods in arthritis 12. Prebiotic fibers and their potential effects on knee osteoarthritis and related pain 13. Zingiber officinale: Anti-inflammatory actions and potential usage for arthritic conditions 14. Garlic and its role in Arthritis management 15. Cinnamon and arthritic care 16. Biochemistry and Biology of Avocado and Soy Unsaponifiables in Osteoarthritis 17. Current review on mangosteen usages in anti-inflammation and other related disorders

D. Nutraceuticals and herbs in modifications of arthritis 18. Role of flavonoids in management of inflammatory disorders 19. Nawarathne Kalka: anti-inflammatory actions and potential usage for arthritic conditions 20. Naringenin: A Promising Flavonoid for Herbal Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Associated Inflammatory Disorders 21. Endophytic fungi as a new source of anti-rheumatoid metabolites 22. Herbal formulations and their bioactive components as dietary supplements for treating rheumatoid arthritis 23. The potential of plants of the genus Syzygium (Myrtaceae) for the prevention and treatment of arthritic and autoimmune diseases 24. Curcumin: An anti-inflammatory compound from turmeric and its role in alleviating arthiritis 25. Nuclear factor kappa B Inhibition as a therapeutic target of Nutraceuticals in arthritis, osteoarthritis and related inflammation

E. Plants extracts and compounds in arthritis 26. The beneficial role of Rutin: A naturally occurring flavonoids in health promotion and disease prevention: A systematic review and update 27. Ocimum basilicum L. anti-inflammatory actions and potential usage for arthritic conditions 28. Anti-inflammatory properties of Schinus Terebinthifolius and its use in arthritic conditions 29. Hemidesmus indicus and usage for arthritic conditions 30. Phyllanthus spp. as a potential alternative treatment of arthritic conditions 31. Purple willow (Salix purpurea L.) and its potential uses for the treatment of arthritis and rheumatism 32. Methylsulfonylmethane: anti-inflammatory actions and usage for arthritic conditions 33. Therapeutic Potential of Thymoquinone in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Autoimmune Diseases

O autorze

Ronald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing field work on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr. Watson's career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models. Dr. Preedy is a senior member of King's College London and Director of the Genomics Centre and a member of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine. Professor Preedy has longstanding academic interests in substance misuse especially in relation to health and well-being. In his career Professor Preedy was Reader at the Addictive Behaviour Centre at The University of Roehampton, and also Reader at the School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London; UCL). Professor Preedy is an extremely experienced book editor, having edited influential works including but not limited to The Handbook of Alcohol Related Pathology, The Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, The Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies, The Neuroscience of Cocaine, and upcoming titles The Neuroscience of Alcohol, The Neuroscience of Nicotine, and more (all Elsevier).