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Book SynopsisThis volume stems from the Second International Conference on Environmental Stressors in Biology and Medicine, which occurred October 5-7, 2011 in Siena, Italy. Included are short reviews and perspectives on the basic mechanisms of environmental stressors; physical and chemical stressors and related diseases; air pollutants and related diseases; protection afforded by food and pharmaceuticals; and food as a source of stressors.
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Table of ContentsOmics approaches in cystic fibrosis research: a focus on oxylipin profiling in airway secretions Jason P. Eiserich Jun Yang Brian M. Morrissey Bruce D. Hammock Carroll E. Cross 1
Nitric oxide signaling in the brain: translation of dynamics into respiration control and neurovascular coupling Joao Laranjinha Ricardo M. Santos Cátia F. Lourenco Ana Ledo RuiM. Barbosa 10
Physiological functions of GPx2 and its role in inflammation-triggered carcinogenesis Regina Brigelius-Flohé Anna Patricia Kipp 19
Molecular medicine and the development of cancer chemopreventive agents Alberto Izzotti 26
Experimental basis for discriminating between thermal and athermal effects of water-filtered infrared A irradiation Tobias Jung Tilman Grune 33
Acrolein effects in pulmonary cells: relevance to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Nadia Moretto Giorgia Volpi Fiorella Pastore Fabrizio Facchinetti 39
Sarcopenia and smoking: a possible cellular model of cigarette smoke effects on muscle protein breakdown Oren Rom Sharon Kaisari Dror Aizenbud Abraham Z. Reznick 47
The link between altered cholesterol metabolism and Alzheimer's disease Paola Gamba Gabriella Testa Barbara Sottero Simona Gargiulo Giuseppe Poli Gabriella Leonarduzzi 54
Rottlerin and curcumin: a comparative analysis Emanuela Maioli Claudia Torricelli Giuseppe Valacchi 65
Plant polyphenols and human skin: friends or foes Liudmila Korkina Chiara De Luca Saveria Pastore 77
Flavonoids and metabolic syndrome Monica Galleano Valeria Calabro Paula D. Prince María C. Litterio Barbara Piotrkowski Marcela A. Vazquez-Prieto Roberto M. Miatello Patricia I. Oteiza Cesar G. Fraga 87
Dietary polyphenols in cancer prevention: the example of the flavonoid quercetin in leukemia Carmela Spagnuolo Maria Russo Stefania Bilotto Idolo Tedesco Bruna Laratta Gian Luigi Russo 95
Cigarette smoke and ozone effect on murine inflammatory responses Concetta Gardi Giuseppe Valacchi 104
Age-related changes in cellular protection, purification, and inflammation-related gene expression: role of dietary phytonutrients Angela Mastaloudis Steven M. Wood 112
The role of oxidative stress in Rett syndrome: an overview Claudio De Felice Cinzia Signorini Silvia Leoncini Alessandra Pecorelli Thierry Durand Giuseppe Valacchi Lucia Ciccoli Joussef Hayek 121
Emerging topics in cutaneous wound repair Giuseppe Valacchi Iacopo Zanardi Claudia Sticozzi Velio Bocci Valter Travagli 136
Corrigendum for Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1236: 30-43 145
