Intermittent Hypoxia

From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Applications

Lei Xi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

615 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62257-710-1 (ISBN)

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In consolidation of the most updated experimental results and perspectives from diverse research fields on a main theme - Intermittent Hypoxia, this book encompasses the structural, physiological, pathophysiological, biochemical, genetic, metabolic, and therapeutic aspects of intermittent hypoxia and provides an open forum to promote the bench-to-bed translational implications of both adaptive (beneficial) and maladaptive (detrimental) responses to intermittent hypoxia in animals and humans. Authored by 74 leading scientists from 17 countries in Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceana, the 30 chapters are grouped under 7 different sections covering the profound effects of intermittent hypoxia particularly on cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, and skeletal muscular systems. Special attentions are paid to the protective or injurious roles played by intermittent hypoxia and their underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms in several major human diseases such as acute myocardial infarction, stroke, sleep apnea, and Parkinson's disease. Several chapters have also reviewed the use of intermittent hypoxia training for enhancing exercise performance in elite athletes. Overall, as endorsed by Professor John B. West (Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences of U.S.A.; Editor-in-Chief, High Altitude Medicine and Biology) through his Foreword for the book, this is the most comprehensive monograph to date on the topic of intermittent hypoxia, which can cause significant structural and functional impact on the systemic, organic, cellular and molecular processes of human physiology and pathophysiology. Hence, this book could serve as a thorough reference for research scientists, physicians, academic faculty, graduate and medical students, athletic coaches and trainers, who are interested in enhancing their knowledge about the past, present, and future of intermittent hypoxia research and its translational applications for prevention and treatment of major diseases and improving exercise performance.

Preface; Foreword; Historical Overview of Intermittent Hypoxia Research; Intermittent Hypoxia & Cardiovascular System; Contrasting Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia on Myocardial Ischemic Tolerance; Effects of Intermittent versus Chronic Hypoxia on Myocardial Ischemic Tolerance; Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Cardioprotection via iNOS-Dependent Signaling Mechanism.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	1120 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
ISBN-10	1-62257-710-8 / 1622577108
ISBN-13	978-1-62257-710-1 / 9781622577101
Zustand	Neuware