DHEA in Human Health and AgingReduced 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, an |
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Contents
| 3 | |
DHEA as a Putative Replacement Therapy in the Elderly
| 9 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Its Metabolites and Resistance to Infections | 37 |
DHEA and Glucose Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle
| 51 |
DHEA and Dyskinesias
| 59 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Its Effects on Cell Proliferation and Cancer | 69 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone and Energy Metabolism
| 87 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Monitoring and Therapy
| 103 |
DHEA Androgen Receptors and Their Potential Role in Breast Cancer
| 253 |
DHEAS and Periodontal Status in Older Japanese
| 263 |
DHEA Levels and Increased Risk of Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease
| 277 |
DHEAS and Related Factors in Autism
| 287 |
DHEA Antiviral Properties in Cell Cultures and Animal Models
| 301 |
Adipose Tissue as a Target for Dehydroepiandrosterone and Its Sulfate
| 313 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone and Cell Differentiation
| 331 |
DHEA Oxidative Stress and Akt
| 335 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone Replacement and Bone Mineral Density
| 113 |
DHEA and Vascular Health and Functions
| 123 |
DHEA and IschemiaReperfusion Injury Prevention
| 141 |
DHEA and Cancer Risk or Prevention?
| 153 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone in Intracellular Infectious Diseases and Related Pathogens
| 173 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and Vascular Remodeling
| 185 |
DHEA in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Prognostic and Therapeutic Aspects | 195 |
DHEA and Its Metabolites and Analogs
A Role in Immune Modulation and Arthritis Treatment? | 207 |
Asthma and DHEA
| 219 |
DHEA in Allergy Asthma and UrticariaAngioedema
| 227 |
The Role of DHEA in Mental Disorders
| 239 |
Evidence for a Cellular DHEA Receptor
| 341 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone
Effects on Erectile Function | 351 |
DHEA Metabolism Supplementation and Decline with Age
Role on Prostate Health | 363 |
DHEA and Vascular Function
| 375 |
DHEAS and Coping Capability
| 389 |
DHEA and Memory
| 399 |
DHEA and Aggression
| 415 |
DHEA and Alzheimers Disease
| 433 |
Back Cover | 447 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | DHEA in Human Health and Aging |
| Editor | Ronald Ross Watson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1439838844, 9781439838846 |
| Length | 472 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Alternative & Complementary Medicine Medical / Geriatrics Medical / Nutrition Science / Life Sciences / General |
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