Steroid Hormone Receptors in Health and Disease
eBook - ePub

Steroid Hormone Receptors in Health and Disease

  1. 172 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Steroid Hormone Receptors in Health and Disease

About this book

Steroid Hormone Receptors in Endocrine Physiology and Diseases covers the role of steroid hormones in human physiology and receptor activity in the pathophysiology of disease. The book discusses how these receptors can be used as therapeutic targets for the treatment of conditions from cancer to aging, offering immediate applications of biochemical principles into clinical applications such as diagnosis and treatment. This book is a valuable reference for graduate and postdoctoral scientists but is also ideal for medical students interested in the functional role of various steroid hormone receptors in a wide variety of endocrine related diseases.Steroid hormone receptors (SHRs) are known to play vital roles in normal physiology through the control of development, differentiation, metabolic homeostasis and reproduction. Due to their involvement in various pathological and disease conditions, SHRs are also important therapeutic targets in several disorders including inflammation, autoimmune diseases, hormone-dependent cancers, osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases. - Discusses the importance of steroid hormone receptors in the physiology and pathophysiology of various endocrine related diseases - Provides state-of-the-art information based on key research findings in the field, along with hypotheses and perspectives for future directions for basic and translational research and clinical applications - Offers a comprehensive description of the challenges associated with steroid hormone receptors-based therapies

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Table of contents

  1. Steroid Hormone Receptors in Health and Disease
  2. Cover
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1 A brief history of steroid hormones and steroid receptor biology
  8. Chapter 2 Hormone-dependent cancers
  9. Chapter 3 Steroids and cardiovascular and metabolic disorders
  10. Chapter 4 Steroid hormone receptors in aging and neurodegenerative diseases
  11. Chapter 5 Steroid hormones and infection and immunity
  12. Chapter 6 Endocrine disruptors: the enemy without
  13. Chapter 7 The gut microbiota—as an endocrine organ
  14. Chapter 8 Summary and future perspectives
  15. Index