Hormones and Aging, Volume 115 in the Vitamins and Hormones series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting timely topics, including hypothalamic aging and hormones, endocannabinoids and aging-inflammation, neuroplasticity, mood and pain, the impact of hormones and bone loss across the menopause transition, and much more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Table of Contents - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iii 4. Former Editors - p. iii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Preface - p. xxi 7. Chapter One: Aging and the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis - p. 1 8. Chapter Two: Hypothalamic aging and hormones - p. 15 9. Chapter Three: Hypothalamic gene transfer of BDNF promotes healthy aging - p. 39 10. Chapter Four: Melatonin and healthy aging - p. 67 11. Chapter Five: Luteinizing hormone and the aging brain - p. 89 12. Chapter Six: Leptin regulation of hippocampal synaptic function in health and disease - p. 105 13. Chapter Seven: Endocannabinoids and aging—Inflammation, neuroplasticity, mood and pain - p. 129 14. Chapter Eight: Parathyroid hormone levels and aging: Effect on balance - p. 173 15. Chapter Nine: Insulin and aging - p. 185 16. Chapter Ten: Sirtuins and the prevention of immunosenescence - p. 221 17. Chapter Eleven: Alterations in cyclic nucleotide signaling are implicated in healthy aging and age-related pathologies of the brain - p. 271 18. Chapter Twelve: Aging and FGF23-klotho system - p. 317 19. Chapter Thirteen: Aging and sex hormones in males - p. 333 20. Chapter Fourteen: Sexual dimorphism, aging and immunity - p. 367 21. Chapter Fifteen: Hormones and bone loss across the menopause transition - p. 401 22. Chapter Sixteen: Relaxin abrogates genomic remodeling of the aged heart - p. 419 23. Chapter Seventeen: Role of FoxO transcription factors in aging-associated cardiovascular diseases - p. 453 24. Chapter Eighteen: Ghrelin and adipokines: An overview of their physiological role, antimicrobial activity and impact on cardiovascular conditions - p. 487 25. Chapter Nineteen: Sex hormones and cognition in aging - p. 511 26. Chapter Twenty: Role of hormones in sarcopenia - p. 535 27. Chapter Twenty-one: Sources of lumbar back pain during aging and potential therapeutic targets - p. 571 28. Chapter Twenty-Two: Leydig cell aging: Molecular mechanisms and treatments - p. 585 29. Chapter Twenty-Three: Adiponectin/AdipoRs signaling as a key player in testicular aging and associated metabolic disorders - p. 616
Hormones and Aging, Volume 115 in the Vitamins and Hormones series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting timely topics, including hypothalamic aging and hormones, endocannabinoids and aging-inflammation, neuroplasticity, mood and pain, the impact of hormones and bone loss across the menopause transition, and much more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Table of Contents - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iii 4. Former Editors - p. iii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Preface - p. xxi 7. Chapter One: Aging and the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis - p. 1 8. Chapter Two: Hypothalamic aging and hormones - p. 15 9. Chapter Three: Hypothalamic gene transfer of BDNF promotes healthy aging - p. 39 10. Chapter Four: Melatonin and healthy aging - p. 67 11. Chapter Five: Luteinizing hormone and the aging brain - p. 89 12. Chapter Six: Leptin regulation of hippocampal synaptic function in health and disease - p. 105 13. Chapter Seven: Endocannabinoids and aging—Inflammation, neuroplasticity, mood and pain - p. 129 14. Chapter Eight: Parathyroid hormone levels and aging: Effect on balance - p. 173 15. Chapter Nine: Insulin and aging - p. 185 16. Chapter Ten: Sirtuins and the prevention of immunosenescence - p. 221 17. Chapter Eleven: Alterations in cyclic nucleotide signaling are implicated in healthy aging and age-related pathologies of the brain - p. 271 18. Chapter Twelve: Aging and FGF23-klotho system - p. 317 19. Chapter Thirteen: Aging and sex hormones in males - p. 333 20. Chapter Fourteen: Sexual dimorphism, aging and immunity - p. 367 21. Chapter Fifteen: Hormones and bone loss across the menopause transition - p. 401 22. Chapter Sixteen: Relaxin abrogates genomic remodeling of the aged heart - p. 419 23. Chapter Seventeen: Role of FoxO transcription factors in aging-associated cardiovascular diseases - p. 453 24. Chapter Eighteen: Ghrelin and adipokines: An overview of their physiological role, antimicrobial activity and impact on cardiovascular conditions - p. 487 25. Chapter Nineteen: Sex hormones and cognition in aging - p. 511 26. Chapter Twenty: Role of hormones in sarcopenia - p. 535 27. Chapter Twenty-one: Sources of lumbar back pain during aging and potential therapeutic targets - p. 571 28. Chapter Twenty-Two: Leydig cell aging: Molecular mechanisms and treatments - p. 585 29. Chapter Twenty-Three: Adiponectin/AdipoRs signaling as a key player in testicular aging and associated metabolic disorders - p. 616