Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443138214 ISBN 13: 9780443138218

Publisher: Academic Press, 2025

Synopsis

Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment presents the most up-to-date research on the role of polyphenols in physiological function, organs, and disease. Presenting preclinical animal studies and clinical assays from different points of view, this book explores how herb extracts affect cardiovascular, cognitive, and immunological health and their action on obesity, cancer, digestion, blood pressure, diabetes, mood, and on the skin and eyes. This book begins with the biological properties and pathways of polyphenols, their bioavailability, phytochemistry, and, finally, their pharmacological action. This book closes exploring the processing and production of polyphenols within functional foods and as nutraceuticals.

This book is an excellent resource for professionals and academics working in the phytochemical and medical fields, including food chemists, nutritionists, and industrialists, as well as postgraduate students.

• Summarizes role of polyphenols in health and disease
• Covers biological properties, mechanism of action, and phytochemistry
• Presents efficacy in the treatment of disease
• Identifies effects on cardiovascular, digestive, cognitive, and immunological health
• Includes production and processing of polyphenols

About this title

About the Authors

Dr. Segura Carretero is Professor at the University of Granada and CIDAF Director (Research and Development Center for Functional Food). Dr. Segura got the Extraordinary Doctoral Award and the Young Investigator Award in GRASEQA the Andalusian Society of Analytical Chemists. He has developed 55 national and international projects and 45 targeted research contracts. He has published 460 articles in indexed journals with more than 1500 citations, 400 of these manuscripts are in the first third of JCR within their respective areas of knowledge and of them more than 250 are in the top 10%. Editor of two books and co-author of 32 chapters. He has been teaching in inter-university and international courses and the organization of several courses of university extension comparable free credits including three editions of the “Expert of functional foods and nutraceuticals”.

Dr Javad Sharifi-Rad, PhD, is a distinguished Research Scientist at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Azuay in Cuenca, Ecuador. With expertise in Biomedical Sciences, he leads a global multidisciplinary research network and has authored over 450 articles in respected ISI journals. He ranks among the world's elite scientists, as recognised by Clarivate's Web of Science Highly Cited 2021 Researchers list. He excels in designing intricate research projects and is proficient in project management and team leadership. An adept presenter and educator, Dr Sharifi-Rad adeptly communicates complex concepts to audiences of diverse levels.

From the Back Cover

Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment summarizes the role of polyphenols on physiological function, organs, and disease.

Presenting preclinical animal studies and clinical assays, the book explores how herb extracts affect cardiovascular, cognitive, and immunological health and their action on obesity, cancer, digestion, blood pressure, diabetes, mood, and on the skin and eyes. The book begins with the biological properties and pathways of polyphenols, their bioavailability, phytochemistry and finally their pharmacological action. The book closes exploring the processing and production of polyphenols within functional foods and as nutraceuticals.

Written by a team of experts in the field, the book explores the most up-to-date research on plant polyphenols from different point of views which are appealing for many professionals, academics, nutritionists and researchers working in this field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443138214
• ISBN 13: 9780443138218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374
• Editor: Carretero