A Clinical Guide to Inositols

A Clinical Guide to Inositols

Unfer, Vittorio
Dewailly, Didier

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A growing body of research demonstrates the potential benefits of the administration of inositol isomers in the treatment of many different disorders, from reproductive to metabolic diseases. A Clinical Guide to Inositols discusses scientific evidences of inositol-based treatments in different clinical fields to provide clinicians with a practical guide to use inositol supplementation within pathological conditions. Each chapter covers a specific disorder and describes aspects of the application of inositol in clinical practice, discussing the physio-pathologic features of the health condition and scientific evidences of the effects of inositol treatment.This book is a valuable resource to researchers and clinicians looking for a clear understanding of clinical effects of inositol supplementation and a practical guide on inositol-based treatments. Covers basic knowledge about the biochemistry and physiology of inositol and their pharmacological targets and metabolites Discusses scientific evidences of the benefits of inositol supplementation for the clinical management of different diseases Addresses inositol application from the gynecological and obstetrical field to, among others, the metabolic, fetal, andrological, endocrine, and oncological fields INDICE: 1. Introducing inositols and their clinical targets: physiology and pathophysiology2. Effectiveness of Myo- and D-chiro-inositol in the treatment of metabolic disorders3. Treating PCOS with inositols: choosing the most appropriate myo- to D-chiro-inositol ratio4. Overcoming inositol-resistance5. Inositol supplementation for preventing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus6. Inositol efficacy on the incidence of adverse fetal outcomes7. Treatments with inositols in the IVF procedures8. Supplementation with D-chiro-inositol in women9. Application of myo-inositol and D-chiro-inositol in andrological issues10. Myo-inositol supplementation for subclinical hypothyroidism11. Respiratory distress and treatment with Myo-inositol to reduce pulmonary inflammation12. Inositols as adjuvant treatments in oncology13. Myo-inositol supplementation restores inositol depletion induced by treatments for psychiatric and neurological conditions

  • ISBN: 978-0-323-91673-8
  • Editorial: Academic Press
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 300
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2022
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés