Nutraceuticals: Evidence Based Use

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Raluca Maria Pop (Editor)
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu,” Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Series: Nutrition and Diet Research Progress
BISAC: HEA048000

Nutraceuticals are commonly defined as a substance that may be considered a food or part of food that provides medical or health benefits, encompassing the prevention and treatment of disease. So far, a lot of emphases were put on nutraceuticals health benefits contrasting the little information available on their efficacy, side-effects or possible drug interactions. Within this context, this book aims to raise the consumers’ awareness of nutraceuticals diversity, their potential health benefits, side effects, and drug interactions as well as current legislation. Therefore this publication aims to provide up-to-date information about the safe use of nutraceuticals in everyday life from a critical point of view. Also, their proven health benefits will be approached in relationship with the most common diseases, where they are used to prevent, treat or as a complementary therapy to classical medication.

Because, the use of experimental models is a mandatory step for understanding the mechanisms of action and characteristic effects of nutraceuticals, the most relevant in vitro and in vivo studies that proved the beneficial effects of some of the most widespread nutraceuticals were described. Also, because of their high prevalence within the general population, the use of nutraceuticals in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory and viral infections will be discussed. Special focus will be given to the use of nutraceuticals in the pediatric population.

Also, their effect on dermatological conditions and neurological conditions will be addressed. Nutraceuticals may represent a valuable asset in medicine, but future research is required to establish their full therapeutic potential and to translate current findings into clinical practice. (Imprint: Nova Medicine and Health)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction to Nutraceuticals
(Raluca Maria Pop, Dan Claudiu Măgureanu, Ștefan Octavian Macovei and Veronica Sanda Chedea, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and others)

Chapter 2. Evidence of Nutraceuticals in the in Vitro and in Vivo Studies
(Paul-Mihai Boarescu, Department of Pathophysiology, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Chapter 3. Nutraceuticals in Cardiovascular Diseases
(Sabina Istratoaie, Diana Pepine, Adela Nicoleta Roșianu and Ștefan Horia Roșianu, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and others)

Chapter 4. The Role of Probiotics in Cardiovascular Diseases
(Maria Adriana Neag and Adrian Catinean, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical pharmacology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and others)

Chapter 5. The Use of Nutraceuticals in Diabetes
(Anca-Elena Crăciun and Cristian-Ioan Crăciun, Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and others)

Chapter 6. Antioxidants in Asthma: Friends or Foes
(Ioana Corina Bocșan, Gavriela Feketea, Adriana Muntean, Claudia Militaru, Raluca Maria Pop, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, ”Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, and others)

Chapter 7. Vitamin D in Viral Infection
(Gavriela Feketea, Octavia Sabin and Ioana Corina Bocșan, Pediatric Allergy Outpatient Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Karamantaneio Children’s Hospital, Patras, Greece, and others)

Chapter 8. Pediatrics and Nutraceuticals
(Dana Goşa, Ruxandra Elena Schiotis and Anca Dana Buzoianu,Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Chapter 9. Nutraceuticals in Dermatology: From Anecdotic to Scientifically Proven Indications
(Andreea Nicoleta Boca and Roxana Flavia Ilies, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and others)

Chapter 10. The Use of Nutraceuticals in Neurological Diseases
(Ştefan Cristian Vesa, Sabina Istratoaie, Silvina Iluț, Ioana-Cristina Bârsan, George Săraci and Sonia Irina Vlaicu, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, România, and others)

Chapter 11. Nutraceuticals in Psychiatry
(Sebastian-Mihai Armean, Krisztina-Agota Armean and Anca Dana Buzoianu, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Index

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