Description
Book SynopsisResearch studies demonstrate diet and proper nutrition in conjunction with cognitive, mental, social, and physical activities can significantly help in improving brain health with advancing age, and potentially reduce the risk of cognitive decline. These studies of phytopharmaceuticals and medicinal plants, demonstrate the efficacy of Huperzine A, berry anthocyanins, trans-resveratrol, Ginkgo biloba, Bacopa monniera, Centella asiatica, tocotrienols, and palm oil in boosting brain health and physical well-being. In addition, consumption of marine fishes and general seafood is recommended for long-term nutritional intervention to preserve mental health, hinder neurodegenerative processes, and sustain cognitive capacities in humans. Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, n-3/n-6 PUFAs, flavonoids, and antioxidants prevent the initiation and progression of many neurological disorders.
This book is a comprehensive review of phytopharmaceuticals impacting bra
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Editors
Contributors
Section I Pathophysiology
Chapter 1 A Hidden Etiological Nemesis of Chronic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Bernard W. Downs and Manashi Bagchi
Chapter 2 Modulation of Brain Function with Special Emphasis to Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Gonadal Axis by Xenohormones, Phytohormones, and Insulin
Sanjoy Chakraborty, Devya Gurung, Soheli A. Chowdhury, and Majeedul H. Chowdhury
Chapter 3 Environmental Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Human Health with Particular Reference to Brain: A Review
Monowar Alam Khalid and Syed Monowar Alam Shahid
Chapter 4 Metal Toxicity and Oxidative Stress in the Brain: Role of Antioxidants
Rama Nair, Manashi Bagchi, and Sreejayan Nair
Section II Phytopharmaceuticals
Chapter 5 Effects of Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals of Plant Origin on Central and Peripheral Nervous System Pathology
Odete Mendes
Chapter 6 Huperzine A and Shankhapushpi in Brain Health
Debasis Bagchi, Manashi Bagchi, and Anand Swaroop
Chapter 7 Resveratrol and Depression
Jui-Hu Shih, Chien-Fu Fred Chen, and I-Hsun Li
Chapter 8 Current Perspectives on the Beneficial Role of Curcuma longa and Centella asiatica Linn in Neurological Disorders
Shahnaz Subhan, Manashi Bagchi, and Abdul Ilah
Chapter 9 Tocotrienol Vitamin E in Brain Health
Richard Stewart and Savita Khanna
Chapter 10 Emerging Roles of Flavonoids in Brain Health
Arti Parihar and Andrea I. Doseff
Chapter 11 Nuts and Brain Health
Sui Kiat Chang and Cesarettin Alasalvar
Chapter 12 Science behind Usefulness of Bacopa monnieri for Memory and Cognition
Chandrasekaran Prasanna Raja, Bethapudi Bharathi, Chinampudur Velusami Chandrasekaran, Nithyanantham Muruganantham, Mundkinajeddu Deepak, and Agarwal Amit
Chapter 13 Food-Derived γ-Aminobutyric Acid Improves the Mental State
Hiroshi Shimoda
Chapter 14 Walnut (Juglans regia L) and Its Neuroprotective Action Mechanism on Brain: A Review
Abdul Ilah, Akhtaruzzaman, Sabia Bano, Faisal Ismail, and Shahnaz Subhan
Chapter 15 The Potential Brain Health Benefits of Royal Jelly
Noriko Hattori, Yukio Narita, Kenji Ichihara, Hiroyoshi Moriyama, and Debasis Bagchi
Chapter 16 Quorum Sensing-Disrupting Compounds Derived from Plants: Novel Phytotherapeutics to Control Bacterial Infections
Kartik Baruah, Tom Defoirdt, Parisa Norouzitallab, and Peter Bossier
Section III Molecular Mechanisms
Chapter 17 Interaction of Phytopharmaceuticals with Neurotransmitters in the Brain
Leah Mitchell-Bush, Jenaye Robinson, Odochi I. Ohia-Nwoko, Emily Kawesa-Bass, Benjamin A. Stancombe, Catherine A. Opere, Ya Fatou Njie-Mbye, and Sunny E. Ohia
Chapter 18 Modulation of Neuroprotective Genes by Bioactive Food Components in Senescence-Accelerated Mice
Shigeru Katayama and Soichiro Nakamura
Chapter 19 Phytochemicals as Antiaggregation Agents in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Eva S.B. Lobbens and Leonid Breydo
Chapter 20 Synergism among Natural Products in Nueroprotection and Prevention of Brain Cancer
Darakhshanda Neelam, S.A. Husain, Tanveera Tabasum, and M. Maqbool Lone
Chapter 21 Deconstructing the Mechanisms of Bioactives from Food Plants in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Zaina Bibi Ruhomally, Shameem Fawdar, Vidushi Shradha Neergheen-Bhujun, and Theeshan Bahorun
Chapter 22 Amyloid β Immunotherapy: An Overview
Suhail Rasool and Charles Glabe
Section IV Autism
Chapter 23 Nutrition and Dance Movement Psychotherapy as Positive and Effective Interventions for Autism in Cyprus
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