The Pineal Gland and Cancer Neuroimmunoendocrine Mechanisms in Malignancy
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Section I: Significance of the Pineal Gland and Its Hormone Melatonin
- 1 Some Historical Remarks Concerning Research on the Pineal Gland and Cancer
- 2 Biology of the Pineal Gland and Melatonin in Humans
- 3 The Role of Melatonin in the Neuroendocrine System: Multiplicity of Sites and Mechanisms of Action
- 4 The Pineal Gland and Chronobiologic History: Mind and Spirit as Feedsidewards in Time Structures for Prehabilitation
- 5 Melatonin Involvement in Cancer: Methodological Considerations
- Section II: Effect of Tumor Growth on the Production and Secretion of Pineal Melatonin
- 6 Analysis of Melatonin in Patients with Cancer of the Reproductive System
- 7 Melatonin in Patients with Cancer of Extra-Reproductive Location
- 8 The Modulation of Melatonin in Tumor-Bearing Animals: Underlying Mechanisms and Possible Significance for Prognosis
- 9 The Pineal Gland, Melatonin, and Neoplastic Growth: Morphological Approach
- 20 Melatonin and the Immune System: Therapeutic Potential in Cancer, Viral Diseases, and Immunodeficiency States
- 21 Melatonin Rhythms in Mice: Role in Autoimmune and Lymphoproliferative Diseases
- 22 Mechanisms Involved in the Immunomodulatory Effects of Melatonin on the Human Immune System
- C Actions Via Neural Pathways
- 23 The Role of the Pineal Gland in Neural Control of Cell Proliferation in Healthy and Malignant Tissue
- D. Molecular Mechanisms of Action
- 24 Reactive Oxygen Species, DNA Damage, and Carcinogenesis: Intervention with Melatonin
- 25 Could the Antiproliferative Effect of Melatonin Be Exerted Via the Interaction of Melatonin with Calmodulin and Protein Kinase C?
- Section V: Oncotherapeutic Potential of Melatonin
- 26 Efficacy of Melatonin in the Immunotherapy of Cancer Using Interleukin-2
- 27 Melatonin Cancer Therapy
- Section VI: Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer: The Possible Role of Melatonin
- 28 Circadian Disruption and Breast Cancer
- 29 Breast Cancer and Use of Electric Power: Experimental Studies on the Melatonin Hypothesis
- 30 Magnetic Field Exposure and Pineal Melatonin Production (Mini-Review)
- 31 Nocturnal Hormone Profiles in Healthy Humans Under the Influence of Pulsed High-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
- 32 Weak High-Frequency (Radiofrequency, Microwave) Electromagnetic Fields: Epidemiological Evidence of Their Impact on Cancer Development and Reproductive Outcome
- Section III: Effects of Melatonin and of Unidentified Pineal Products on Tumor Growth
- 10 In Vitro Effects of Melatonin on Tumor Cells
- 11 Melatonin and Colon Carcinogenesis
- 12 Role of Extrapineal Melatonin and Related APUD Series Peptides in Malignancy
- 13 A Survey of the Evidence That Melatonin and Unidentified Pineal Substances Affect Neoplastic Growth
- 14 Experimental Studies of the Pineal Gland Preparation Epithalamin
- Section IV: Mechanisms of Action of Melatonin on Tumor Cells
- A. Actions Via the Endocrine System
- 15 An Overview of the Neuroendocrine Regulation of Experimental Tumor Growth by Melatonin and Its Analogues and the Therapeutic Use of Melatonin in Oncology
- 16 Modulation of the Estrogen Response Pathway in Human Breast Cancer Cells by Melatonin
- 17 Benign and Tumor Prostate Cells as Melatonin Target Sites
- B. Actions Via theImmune System
- 18 Neuroimmunomodulation Via the Autonomic Nervous System
- 19 Melatonin and Immune Functions