Metabolism of Human Diseases Organ Physiology and Pathophysiology

“Metabolism of Human Diseases” examines the physiology of key organs (e.g. brain, eye,
lung, heart, blood vessels, blood, immune system, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, fat
tissue, kidney, reproductive system, teeth, bone and joints) and how defective metabolism
and signaling pathways within these organs contribute to common human diseases. The
latter include depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease,
migraine, multiple sclerosis, Down syndrome, macular degeneration, glaucoma, asthma,
COPD, pneumonia, atherosclerotic heart disease, heart failure, stroke, varicose veins, Sickle
cell disease, hyperlipidemia, fever, sepsis, allergies, peptic ulcer, gastroenteritis, lactose
intolerance, colon cancer, diabetes, cirrhosis, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, chronic
kidney disease, gout, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, dental caries, osteoporosis,
osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, breast cancer and prostate cancer. The book also
describes commonly used drugs and explains their molecular targets. It provides the first
comprehensive and detailed summary of the metabolism of individual organs and their
physiological and pathological functioning. Thus it serves as a useful supplement to previous
textbooks of human physiology. “Metabolism of Human Diseases”is a must-have, state-ofthe-art textbook written by International experts for graduate students, postdocs
and scientists in metabolic research, biochemistry, physiology and pharmacy as well as for
physicians interested in molecular mechanisms underlying common human diseases.