Academic Press Wound Healing, Tissue Repair, and Regeneration in Diabetes

Wound Healing, Tissue Repair and Regeneration in Diabetes explores a wide range of topics related to wound healing, tissue repair and regeneration, putting a special focus on diabetes and obesity. The book addresses the molecular and cellular pathways involved in the process of wound repair and regeneration. Other sections explore a wide spectrum of nutritional supplements and novel therapeutic approaches, provide a comprehensive overview, present various types of clinical aspects related to diabetic wounds, including infection, neuropathy, and vasculopathy, provide an exhaustive review of various foods, minerals, supplements and phytochemicals that have been proven beneficial, and assess future directions. This book is sure to be a welcome resource for nutritionists, practitioners, surgeons, nurses, wound researchers and other health professionals. Review Explores a wide range of topics related to wound healing, tissues repair and regeneration, with a special focus on diabetes and obesity From the Back Cover <p>Written by leading experts in the field, <i>Wound Healing, Tissue Repair and Regeneration in Diabetes</i> explores a wide range of topics related to wound healing, tissues repair and regeneration with a special focus on diabetes and obesity. Specifically, the book addresses the molecular and cellular pathways involved in the process of wound repair and regeneration as well as the nutritional interventions that impact wound healing and inflammation. The book explores a wide spectrum of nutritional supplements and novel therapeutic approaches used to treat diabetic wounds. </p> <p>Divided into four parts, the first provides a background and overview, compiling material exploring the different phases of wound healing, the physiological response, and the pathology that leads to chronic wounds in diabetic conditions. This part also includes analysis of the various molecular and cellular mechanisms associated with tissue repair and regeneration. Intracellular signaling mechanisms and gene regulations are also covered in this part, and the coverage unveils cutting edge progress in the treatment of diabetic wounds.</p> <p>The second part, presents various types of clinical aspects related to diabetic wounds, including infection, neuropathy, and vasculopathy. The common challenges encountered during the treatment of diabetic wounds is also addressed.</p> <p>The third part provides an exhaustive review of various foods, minerals, supplements and phytochemicals that have been proven beneficial in the treatment of diabetic wounds. Novel concepts, including electroceuticals and other modalities, will be discussed in this part. The book concludes with an assessment of future directions.</p> <p>Wound Healing, Tissue Repair and Regeneration in Diabetes is sure to be a welcome resource for nutritionists, practitioners, surgeons, nurses, wound researchers, and other health professionals.</p> About the Author Debasis Bagchi, PhD, MACN, CNS, MAIChE, received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry in 1982. He is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, and Chief Scientific Officer at Cepham Research Center, Piscataway, NJ, Adjunct Faculty in Texas Southern University, Houston, TX. He served as the Senior Vice President of Research & Development of InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc, Benicia, CA, from 1998 until Feb 2011, and then as Director of Innovation and Clinical Affairs, of Iovate Health Sciences, Oakville, ON, until June 2013. Dr. Bagchi received the Master of American College of Nutrition Award in October 2010. He is the Past Chairman of International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF), Past President of American College of Nutrition, Clearwater, FL, and Past Chair of the Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Division of Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Chicag