Nutrient-gene interactions in health and disease / edited by Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, Carolyn D. Berdanier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moustaid-Moussa, Naima.

Berdanier, Carolyn D.

Series:

Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)

CRC series in modern nutrition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrition.

Genetic regulation.

Gene expression.

Adipose Tissue--metabolism.

Gene Expression Regulation.

Vitamins--physiology.

Medical Subjects:

Nutrition.

Adipose Tissue--metabolism.

Gene Expression Regulation.

Vitamins--physiology.

Physical Description:

472 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2001.

Contents:

1. Dietary and Hormonal Regulation of the Mammalian Fatty Acid Synthase Gene / Kristin Morris, Yanxin Wang, Suyeon Kim, Naima Moustaid-Moussa 1

2. Nutrition and Adipocyte Gene Expression / Ron F. Morrison, Stephen R. Farmer 25

3. Regulation of the Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Genes by Dietary Fat: Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids / James M. Ntambi, Young-Cheul Kim 49

4. Fatty Acids, White Adipose Tissue Development, and Adipocyte Differentiation / Gerard Ailhaud 63

5. Acyl-CoA Synthetase 1 (ACS1): Regulation and Role in Metabolism / Pamela J. Smith 77

6. Nutritional Regulation of Fatty Acid Transport Protein Expression / Judith Storch, Fiona M. Herr 101

7. Alcohol and Gene Expression in the Central Nervous System / Matthew T. Reilly, Christoph Fehr, Kari J. Buck 131

8. Nutrient Control of Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Transport in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes / Joseph P. Hwang, Greg Marshall, Daniel Fallon, Susan C. Frost 163

9. Prohormone Processing and Disorders of Energy Homeostasis / Jung Han Kim, Jurgen K. Naggert 177

10. The Agouti Gene in Obesity: Central and Peripheral Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications / Michael B. Zemel, Bingzhong Xue, Hang Shi 205

11. Dietary Fats and APC-Driven Intestinal Tumorigenesis / Jay Whelan, Michael F. McEntee 231

12. Body Weight Regulation, Uncoupling Proteins, and Energy Metabolism / Sheila Collins, Wenhong Cao, Tonya M. Dixon, Kiefer W. Daniel, Hiroki Onuma, Alexander V. Medvedev 261

13. Vitamin A and Gene Expression / Peter McCaffery, Fausto Andreola, Valeria Giandomenico, Luigi M. De Luca 283

14. Vitamin A and Mitochondrial Gene Expression / Helen B. Everts, Carolyn D. Berdanier 321

15. Vitamin D and Gene Expression / Anthony W. Norman, Elaine D. Collins 349

16. Vitamin E and Gene Expression / Simin Nikbin Meydani, Kate J. Claycombe, Catarina Sacristan 393

17. Differential Regulation and Function of Glutathione Peroxidases and Other Selenoproteins / Xin Gen Lei 425

18. Ferritin: A Novel Human Ferritin Heavy-Chain MRNA is Predominantly Expressed in the Adult Brain / Madhu S. Dhar 449.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0849322162

OCLC:

45836041