Pharmacy/ Medical and Aromatic Plants
Recent Advances in the Molecular Mechanism of Flavonoids
Description
The book focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying the pharmacological properties of flavonoids. Flavonoids are the phenolic compounds present in many fruits and vegetables, and they are most commonly consumed by humans through diet. All the different classes of flavonoids like the flavanones, flavones, anthocyanins and catechins have been observed to exhibit a variety of pharmacological actions. Though the flavonoids are known to interact with many of the cellular targets, only recently there has been a great interest among the scientist to delineate the molecular mechanism of action of flavonoids. Since understanding the molecular mechanism is very much important for predicting the clinical feasibility of a drug, this edited volume has been designed to collect and compile the information’s available on the molecular mechanisms of flavonoids as review article. The book comprises of 14 chapters and each chapter summarizes on the progress made in the flavonoid research, for the treatment of various disorders like cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases and so on. The available literatures on the molecular mechanism of the flavonoids are discussed in all the chapters, which will promote the researchers for further investigation on the pharmacological applications of flavonoids.
Table of Contents
About the Editor, Acknowledgements, Preface, Flavonoids and Their Anti-Cancer Effect Targeting the Major Signaling Pathways Involved, Molecular Mechanisms of the Antimicrobial Effect of Natural Flavonoids against Human Pathogens, Beneficial Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Flavonoids Against Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders, Anti-diabetic Potential of Flavonoids and Their Molecular Mechanisms– A Review, Molecular Mechanism of Flavonoids for Improvement of Immune System, Molecular Mechanism of Flavonoids Against Ocular Diseases, Flavonoids in the Treatment of Pulmonary Lung Diseases, Molecular Mechanisms of the Flavonoids on Cardiac Diseases, Molecular Mechanisms Underlining Anti-infective Potential of Flavonoids, Molecular Mechanism of the Flavonoids Against Kidney Disorders, Anti-allergic Mechanisms of Flavonoids, Beneficial Effect of Flavonoids on Neurodegenerative Disorders – Old and New Challenges, Flavonoids Are Multitargeted Hepatoprotective Agents: Insight into the Mechanisms of Action in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Isoflavonoids as Dietary Phytoestrogens in the Management of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (PMO), Subject Index