Vitamin D and the Lung (eBook)
XII, 332 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-61779-888-7 (ISBN)
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem and many associations with diseases are being discovered. Recently, there has been an interest in the role that vitamin D plays in the inception and progression of lung disease. Vitamin D and the Lung: Mechanisms and Disease Associations delivers a concise, evidence-based review of the evidence for a role of vitamin D in various lung disorders. Divided into three sections, the first section of the book delivers a review of how vitamin D deficiency emerged in human populations, and gives a perspective on how humans evolved to maximize the efficiency of production of vitamin D. The second section of the book reviews aspects of vitamin D mechanisms on different immune cells, lung tissue, and genetics that have potential impact on lung disease. The third section follows with chapters on associations of vitamin D with the risk for viral infections, asthma and allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, and finally, lung cancer with an emphasis on ongoing research and clinical issues and needs for future research in each field. Written by an international group of expert authors, Vitamin D and the Lung: Mechanisms and Disease Associations is an essential text for researchers in the respiratory field and practicing clinicians including internists, pulmonologists, and primary care personnel.
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem and many associations with diseases are being discovered. Recently, there has been an interest in the role that vitamin D plays in the inception and progression of lung disease. Vitamin D and the Lung: Mechanisms and Disease Associations delivers a concise, evidence-based review of the evidence for a role of vitamin D in various lung disorders. Divided into three sections, the first section of the book delivers a review of how vitamin D deficiency emerged in human populations, and gives a perspective on how humans evolved to maximize the efficiency of production of vitamin D. The second section of the book reviews aspects of vitamin D mechanisms on different immune cells, lung tissue, and genetics that have potential impact on lung disease. The third section follows with chapters on associations of vitamin D with the risk for viral infections, asthma and allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, and finally, lung cancer with an emphasis on ongoing research and clinical issues and needs for future research in each field. Written by an international group of expert authors, Vitamin D and the Lung: Mechanisms and Disease Associations is an essential text for researchers in the respiratory field and practicing clinicians including internists, pulmonologists, and primary care personnel.
Section I – Introduction 1 Vitamin D Deficiency: Historical Perspectives Kumaravel Rajakumar Michael F. Holick2 Perspective: Evolution of Human Skin Color: How Low Levels of Vitamin D Drove Natural Selection Scott T. Weiss Section II- Vitamin D Mechanisms of Relevance to Lung Diseases 3 Vitamin D and Lung Development in Early Life Virender K. Rehan John S. Torday4 Vitamin D and the Innate Immune Response Philip Liu Aria Vazirnia5 Vitamin D and Regulatory T Cells Catherine Hawrylowicz Zoe Urry Sarah Dimeloe6 Dendritic Cell Modulation by the Vitamin D System Luciano Adorini Gilles Laverny Giuseppe Penna7 Vitamin D Modulates Airway Smooth Muscle Function Audreesh Banerjee Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr.8 Genetic and Genomic Effects Kelan G. Tantisira Section III. Disease Associations 9 Acute Respiratory Infections Jonathan M. Mansbach Carlos A. Camargo, Jr. 10 The role of vitamin D in the development, exacerbation, and severity of asthma and allergic diseases Augusto A. Litonjua11 Vitamin D and COPD Wim Janssens An Lehouck
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.5.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Respiratory Medicine | Respiratory Medicine |
| Zusatzinfo | XII, 332 p. |
| Verlagsort | Totowa |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie | |
| Schlagworte | Airway Smooth Muscle Cells • Asthma • COPD • Cystic fibrosis • Dendritic cells • Genetic and Genomic Effects • Innate Immune Response • Lung Cancer • Lung Development • Respiratory Epithelial Cells • T-Regulatory Cells • Tuberculosis • Viral infections • Vitamin D • Vitamin D Deficiency |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61779-888-6 / 1617798886 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61779-888-7 / 9781617798887 |
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