1st Edition
Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Vitamins as Nutraceuticals
This new book provides informative coverage of recent breakthroughs in vitamins and their ability to prevent disease, manage health issues, and treat chronic illness. It describes the beneficial effects of vitamins as nutraceuticals in treating cancer, for improving the immunity of patients with HIV and AIDS, for the treatment of tuberculosis, and for the management of infectious diseases, such as viral infections, microbial infections, and COVID-19. The functional activity of vitamins in brain health and obesity management is also explored for the management, prevention, and delay of hypertension and related problems. The volume also covers vitamins that play a role in neurodegenerative diseases as well as those that can be used for weight loss and obesity, blindness and vision issues, baldness, and skincare issues.
PART I: ROLE OF VITAMINS IN CHRONIC DISEASES
1. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals in Cancer
Tushar N. Lokhande, Komal S. Valve, Subhash S. Shinde, Khemchand R. Surana, and Ganesh U. Chaturbhuj
2. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Tuberculosis
Vaishali N. Pardeshi, Tushar N. Lokhande, Khemchand R. Surana, Ashwini Shelke, and Yogita B. Thombare
3. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for HIV and AIDS
Abhijeet G. Parkhe, Khemchand R. Surana, Eknath D. Ahire, Raj K. Keservani, and Sunil K. Mahajan
4. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Peptic Ulcer
Afsar S. Pathan, Eknath D. Ahire, Manoj S. Patil, Raj K. Keservani, Sayali P. Aher, and Pankaj G. Jain
PART II: VITAMINS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
5. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Viral Infection
Snehal D. Pawar, Snehal S. Kolpe, Tushar N. Lokhande, Khemchand R. Surana, Santosh R. Tambe, and Chandrakant G. Bonde
6. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Microbial Infections
Ashwini V. Shelke, Khemchand R. Surana, Vaishali N. Pardeshi, Tushar N. Lokhande, and Sunil K. Mahajan
7. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Covid-19
Pankaj R. Aher, Khemchand R. Surana, Eknath D. Ahire, Sunil K. Mahajan, and Sanjay J. Kshirsagar
PART III: FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF VITAMINS IN BRAIN HEALTH AND OBESITY MANAGEMENT
8. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Hypertension
Kshitij S. Varma, Tushar N. Lokhande, Ramesh A. Herole, Khemchand R. Surana, and Sunil K. Mahajan
9. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Neurodegerative Disease
Abhijeet G. Parkhe, Khemchand R. Surana, Eknath D. Ahire, Sunil K. Mahajan, Dhananjay M. Patil, and Raj K. Keservani
10. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Weight Loss and Obesity
Pankaj R. Aher, Khemchand R. Surana, Eknath D. Ahire, Dhananjay M. Patil, Sunil K. Mahajan, and Shivraj P. Jadhav
PART IV: NUTRITIONAL FUNCTION OF VITAMINS
11. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Blindness
Shivraj P. Jadhav, Dhananjay M. Patil, Deepak D. Sonawane, and Khemchand R. Surana
12. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Baldness
Kshitij S. Varma, Supriya R. Bhamare, Tushar N. Lokhande, Khemchand R. Surana, and Sunil K. Mahajan
13. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Skin Care
Aditi M. Kokande, Khemchand R. Surana, Eknath D. Ahire, Raj K. Keservani, and Sunil K. Mahajan
14. Overview and Recent Advances in Vitamins
Aditi M. Kokande, Khemchand R. Surana, Vandana N. Jain, Sunil K. Mahajan, Dhananjay M. Patil, and Deepak D. Sonawane
15. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Human Nutrition
Vijayraj N. Sonawane, Khemchand R. Surana, Eknath D. Ahire, Dhananjay M. Patil, And Deepak D. Sonawane
Biography
Khemchand R. Surana, MSPharm, is Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Shreeshakti Shaikshanik Sanstha Divine College of Pharmacy, India. He has attended national and international conferences and workshops and has published over 35 research articles and book chapters as well as nine books on pharmacy. His areas of interest are computer-aided drug design and synthesis, biological activity, evaluation, and nutraceuticals.
Eknath D. Ahire, MSPharm, is Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at MET’s, Institute of Pharmacy, affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. He also works for QCS Labs LLP, Mumbai, as Inspector for Nigerian regulatory market pre-shipment inspection. He has more than 30 research papers and book chapters as well as six textbooks to his credit. He has participated and attended several national and international conferences and workshops.
Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has more than 12 years of academic experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, six patents, over 70 book chapters, three co-authored books, and over 40 edited books.
Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, MTech, is Associate Professor of Computer Application at Nehru Gram Bharati, Prayagraj, India. He has published many journal articles, book chapters, and edited books and has presented many papers at national and international conferences. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar by the National Academy of Sciences of India. Along with Dr. Keservani, he edits the book series AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals.
