TY - GEN AU - Durazzo,Alessandra AU - Lucarini,Massimo AU - Santini,Antonello AU - Durazzo,Alessandra AU - Lucarini,Massimo AU - Santini,Antonello TI - Nutraceuticals in Human Health SN - books978-3-03936-458-9 PY - 2020/// CY - Basel, Switzerland PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Research & information: general KW - bicssc KW - Biology, life sciences KW - Food & society KW - bioactive polysaccharides KW - extraction KW - biomedical applications KW - fenugreek seed KW - garlic KW - linseed KW - copper sulfate KW - yolk KW - cholesterol KW - carotenoid KW - flavonoids KW - oxidative status KW - polyphenols KW - yolk color KW - apigenin KW - luteolin KW - degradation KW - ferrous ions KW - cupric ions KW - cervical cancer cells KW - growth inhibition KW - apoptosis KW - egg quality KW - Haugh unit KW - spirulina KW - antioxidant capacity KW - fulvic acids KW - functional beverage KW - iron KW - mineral KW - Allium sativum KW - β-carboline alkaloids KW - anti-adipogenic effects KW - 3T3-L1 preadipocytes KW - Ac-α-tubulin KW - grape KW - grape seeds KW - FTIR spectroscopy KW - chemometrics KW - fatty acids KW - phenolic compounds KW - biorefinery KW - nutraceuticals KW - Prunus serotine KW - defatted flour KW - soluble protein KW - protein concentrate KW - emulsifying properties KW - emulsion stability KW - ginger water KW - obesity KW - energy homeostasis KW - gene expression KW - rat KW - anti-inflammatory KW - antimicrobial KW - antioxidant KW - anthocyanins KW - medicinal foods KW - Platycodon grandiflorus KW - medicinal food KW - saponins KW - human health KW - applications KW - cherry KW - intestinal absorption KW - nanoparticles KW - nanosystems KW - HUVEC KW - bioactive compounds KW - safety KW - health KW - regulation KW - clinical tests KW - efficacy KW - analysis KW - formulation N1 - Open Access N2 - Nutraceuticals are a challenge for the future of prevention and therapy in healthcare. The possibility to prevent and/or support pharmacological therapy, which is nowadays mainly based on pharmaceuticals, can be a powerful tool to face pathological, chronic, long-term diseases in subjects who do not qualify for a pharmacological therapy. Nutraceuticals are obtained from vegetal or animal origin foods, and prospective research on these products will clarify their role, safety and efficacy by substantiating their role with clinical data. An effort to clarify their mechanism of action will open a door to the next generation of therapeutic agents that do not propose themselves as an alternative to drugs, but, instead, can be helpful to complement a pharmacological therapy, and to prevent the onset of chronical diseases. The market as well as the interest of people in naturally-derived remedies and less synthetic pharmaceuticals is growing, and the attention of the collective public imagination is nowadays more strongly focused on these food-derived products. This Special Issue is dedicated to the role of and perspectives on nutraceuticals in human health, examined from different angles ranging from analytical aspects to clinical trials, and from efficacy studies to beneficial effects on health conditions UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2733 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68965 ER -