1st Edition
Antioxidants as Nutraceuticals
Providing a comprehensive overview of antioxidants and nutraceuticals, including their sources, mechanisms of action, and health benefits, this new volume first covers the basics of the types of antioxidants as nutraceuticals, including the importance of phytochemical antioxidants and their nutritional and pharmacological intervention in the treatment of disease. It discusses the natural origins of antioxidants, classification, mechanisms of action, calculation of antioxidant potential of nutraceutical substances, safety, toxicity, and their significant involvement in the prevention of many degenerative and chronic diseases.
PART I: BASICS OF TYPES OF ANTIOXIDANTS AS NUTRACEUTICALS
1. Natural Antioxidants as Nutraceuticals
Dattatraya M. Shinkar, Amit B. Page, Prashant S. Malpure, Bhushan Rane, and Prashant L. Pingale
2. Importance of Phytochemical Antioxidants
Yogeeta Goyal, Mrunali Patil, Kamini More, and Kiran Patil
3. Epigallocatechin Gallate: Nutritional and Pharmacological Intervention in the Treatment of Disease
Myrene Roselyn D‘souza and Khalid Mohammed Naji
4. Immunomodulatory Property of Antioxidants
Kiran Patil, Sopan Nangare, Meghanath Shete, Madhav Shelke, Matin Shaikh, Mrugendra Potdar, Vinit Agnihotri, and Yogeeta Goyal
PART II: NOVEL STRATEGIES OF ANTIOXIDANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES
5. Antioxidants as Nutraceuticals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Amey Sukhia, Nayan A. Gujarathi, Tulshidas S. Patil, Abhijeet Aher, Bhushan Rane, and Raj K. Keservani
6. Novel Strategies of Antioxidants in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Sumit Rathod, Ujwal Katolkar, Vinit Agnihotri, Mrugendra Potdar, and Yogeeta Goyal
7. Plant-Derived Antioxidant Nutraceuticals for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Prashant Amale, Kushagra Nagori, Hemant Badwaik, Madhuri Baghel, and Kartik Nakhate
8. Nutraceutical Antioxidants in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
Neha Panchabhai, Harshad Jadhav, Sanjiri Dilip Shelar, Amey Sukhia, Nayan A. Gujarathi, and Raj K. Keservani
PART III: FUNCTIONAL FOODS RICH IN ANTIOXIDANTS
9. Antioxidant-Rich Food Sources of Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
Sujit Arun Desai, Preeti Khulbe, Yuvraj Dilip Dange, Satwashila Kadam, and Meenakshi Jaiswal
10. Anti-Stress Functional Foods
Neelesh Kumar Maurya, Latika Yadav, Pratibha Arya, Abhijeet Aher, and Nayan A. Gujarathi
11. An Update on the Role of Antioxidants in Health and Disease Prevention
Mrugendra Bhojraj Potdar, Kiran Patil, Md. Rageeb, Md. Usman, and Raju Ratan Wadekar
Biography
Nayan A. Gujarathi, PhD, MPharm, is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics at Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Institute of Pharmacy, Dhule, India. With over 16 years of academic experience in pharmaceutical science, he has published peer-reviewed papers in national and international journals as well as book chapters. He has presented his research at international conferences and has delivered expert talks on the implementation of outcome-based education for the accreditation process.
Raj K. Keservani, PhD, MPharm, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has published peer-reviewed papers in national and international journals, six patents, over 70 book chapters, three co-authored books, and over 40 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals.
Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Computer Application at Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University), Prayagraj, India. Dr. Kesharwani has published articles, book chapters, and edited books with international publishers. He has been a member of many scientific communities and a reviewer for many international journals and has presented many papers at national and international conferences.
Bhushan R. Rane, PhD, MPharm, is a Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics, Shri. D. D. Vispute, College of Pharmacy and Research Center, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, India, affiliated to Mumbai University, India. He has published many research and review articles in national and international journals and has co-authored books and book chapters. He is a reviewer for several scientific and international journals.
Yogeeta Sameer Goyal, PhD, MPharm, is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics at Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Institute of Pharmacy, Dhule, India. She has 17 years of research and academic experience in pharmaceutical science. She has published peer-reviewed papers in national and international journals and has published patents at the Indian patent office.
