This book serves as a treasure for all those who have an interest in nuclear receptor coregulators and human diseases. Written by experts in the field, each chapter provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on the physiologic and pathologic roles of coregulators in specific organ systems, giving biomedical students; basic and clinical researchers; and educators in diverse sub-specialties a thorough summary of the overall subject. Readers will be able to understand the important current information and views on specific coactivators and corepressors and their roles in the pathogenesis of human diseases in areas outside their own expertise or experience. A special emphasis is placed on the OC classicOCO papers as well as perspectives on future directions for the field. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Nuclear Receptor Coregulators in Human Diseases (839 KB). Contents: Nuclear Receptor Coregulators in Human Diseases (R B Lanz et al.); p160 Coactivators: Critical Mediators of Transcriptional Activation by Nuclear Receptors (J H Kim & M R Stallcup); Regulation of Nuclear Hormone Receptor Functions by Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway (A Ismail et al.); Coregulators as Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors (R Kumar & A E Gururaj); A Central Role of SRC-3/AIB1 in Tumorigenesis (J Yan et al.); Thyroid Hormone Receptors, Coregulators, and Disease (M L Privalsky); Androgen Receptor Coactivators in Prostate Cancer (N L Weigel & I U Agoulnik); PGC-1 and Metabolic Control in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle (Z Arany & B M Spiegelman); Coregulators in Metabolic and Neurodegenerative Diseases (J N Feige et al.); Role of the RIP140 Corepressor in Metabolic Regulation (M G Parker et al.); Nuclear Receptor Corepressors and Metabolism (T Alenghat & M A Lazar); Coregulators in CNS Function and Disease (O C Meijer & E R de Kloet); Tissue Repair and Cancer Control Through PPARs and Their Coregulators (L Michalik & W Wahli); Coregulators and Inflammation (S Ghisletti & W Huang); Nuclear Receptor Coactivators in the Cardiovascular System (J-M Xu); Coregulators as Determinants of Selective Receptor Modulator (SRM) Activity (M C Pace & C L Smith); Coregulators in Toxicology (J Regg et al.); Nuclear Receptor Coactivators Co-ordinate Metabolic Responses to Hormonal and Environmental Stimuli (R M Evans et al.); Nuclear Receptor Cofactor Interactions as Targets for New Drug Discovery (L L Grasfeder & D P McDonnell). Readership: Academic, medical students, residents, fellow and biomedical research students."

This book serves as a treasure for all those who have an interest in nuclear receptor coregulators and human diseases. Written by experts in the field, each chapter provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on the physiologic and pathologic roles of coregulators in specific organ systems, giving biomedical students; basic and clinical researchers; and educators in diverse sub-specialties a thorough summary of the overall subject. Readers will be able to understand the important current information and views on specific coactivators and corepressors and their roles in the pathogenesis of human diseases in areas outside their own expertise or experience. A special emphasis is placed on the “classic” papers as well as perspectives on future directions for the field.

The first of its kind, this reference gives a comprehensive but concise introduction to epigenetics before covering the many interactions between hormone regulation and epigenetics at all levels. The contents are very well structured with no overlaps between chapters, and each one features supplementary material for use in presentations. Throughout, major emphasis is placed on pathological conditions, aiming at the many physiologists and developmental biologists who are familiar with the importance and mechanisms of hormone regulation but have a limited background in epigenetics.

This timely volume provides a comprehensive overview of glucocorticoids and their role in regulating many aspects of physiology and their use in the treatment of disease. The book is broken into four sections that begin by giving a general introduction to glucocorticoids and a brief history of the field. The second section will discuss the effects of glucocorticoids on metabolism, while the third section will cover the effects of glucocorticoids on key tissues. The final section will discuss general topics, such as animal models in glucocorticoid research and clinical implications of glucocorticoid research. Featuring chapters from leaders in the field, this volume will be of interest to both researchers and clinicians.

This book addresses and dissects the roles and crosstalk mechanisms for the 48 human nuclear receptors (NR) in human health and disease. After a State-of-the-Art introduction by an undisputed and celebrated field leader to provide an overview of the field and its significance, chapters are organized into six sections. The first three sections discuss NR roles in Reproduction & Development, Metabolism and Central Systems. These present to the reader our current understanding of NR signaling in the development and functioning of the reproductive system; the roles in the regulation of energy metabolism; and how NR signaling is more widely integrated into systemic functions from calcium flux to circadian rhythm. The subsequent three sections dissect how aberrant NR functions drive Cancer; how new insights into Genomic Interaction are helping to reveal how NR disruption drives disease; and finally, how Translational Efforts are exploiting this understanding from developing novel NR ligands to establishing how underlying genetic variation impacts NR function. Within these sections the chapters also illustrate emerging understanding of how the epigenome and non-coding genome combine to regulate NR function and impact dysfunction. Increasingly these insights cross-fertilize over cell and disease boundaries and it is unsurprising that NR are being explored in novel and new arenas such as the context of neurological disorders and depression. Thus, there is wide scope for re-purposing of licensed drugs and development of new NR-targeting therapies for a host of conditions and diseases. This unique book brings together many of the leading figures in NR research from across the globe, to discuss emerging roles and their implications for human health and disease. It summarizes the state of the art and shows signposts for future research to further shape this influential field.

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. In the early days of the Serial, the subjects of vitamins and hormones were quite distinct. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology, and enzyme mechanisms. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists, and molecular biologists. Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines.*First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is AP's longest running serial*Each volume contains cutting edge reviews by leading contributors