Editor: Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS

Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Alzheimer Disorders

Volume 6

eBook: US $39 Special Offer (PDF + Printed Copy): US $151
Printed Copy: US $131
Library License: US $156
ISSN: 2451-8743 (Print)
ISSN: 2214-5168 (Online)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-340-7 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-339-1 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2017
DOI: 10.2174/97816810833911170601

Introduction

Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Alzheimer Disorders is a book series concerned with Alzheimer's disease (AD) that causes dementia, or loss of brain function. The disease affects the parts of the brain that deal with memory, thought, and language. Chapters in each volume focus on (Alzheimer Disorders) drug research with special emphasis on clinical trials, research on drugs in advanced stages of development and cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Alzheimer Disorders will be of particular interest to readers interested in drug therapy of this specific neurodegenerative condition and related brain disorders as the series provides relevant reviews written by experts in field of Alzheimer’s disease research.

The sixth volume of this series features chapters covering critical discussions on AD management and new therapies. The topics reviewed in this volume include:

  • - treatment of brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease with traditional medicine
  • - stem cell strategies for the modeling and therapy of Alzheimer’s disease
  • - retinal neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease
  • - biological mass spectrometry for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

…and more.

Preface

The book series, “Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research – Alzheimer Disorders”, is intended to present the important advancements in the field in the form of cutting edge reviews written by experts. Volume 6 of this eBook series is a compilation of seven well written chapters contributed by prominent researchers in the field. It includes the treatment of brain inflammation, stem cell strategies, retinal neurodegeneration, pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease, and a number of other related areas.

Chapter 1 by Adams discusses the use of plant medicines as an alternative treatment to decrease the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In chapter 2, Haigang Gu describes the recent progress of stem cell strategies for AD modeling and therapy. Cordeiro et al. in chapter 3 focus on the retinal neurodegeneration in AD. The pathological similarities between AD and eye diseases are also discussed. In Chapter 4, Gupta & Jhawat highlight the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease with respect to the current drug therapy.

In chapter 5, Abdelhamid and Wu present the use of biological mass spectrometry for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. This review also highlights the recent developments in disease diagnosis using mass spectrometry. Chapter 6 by Herrera emphasizes the structure-activity relationship of melanin as a source of energy. The last chapter by Suzuki et al., discusses the neuro-protective properties of the fungus Isaria japonica (IJ). The results showed that products derived from IJ may prevent or decrease the impact of dementia, especially AD.

The 6th volume of this book series represents the results of a huge amount of work by many eminent researchers. I am grateful to the authors for their excellent contributions. I would also like to express my gratitude to the editorial staff of Bentham Science Publishers, particularly Mr. Mahmood Alam (Director Publication), Mr. Shehzad Naqvi (Senior Manager Publications) and Ms. Fariya Zulfiqar (Assistant Manager Publications) for their hard work and persistent efforts.

Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS
Kings College
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK

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