• ISBN13: 9780824777043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Publisher: T&F
• Publisher Imprint: Mar Dekker
• Publication Date: February 16, 2000
• Pages: 372
• Original Price: 106.0 GBP
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1000 grams

About the Book Expands the classic view of vitamin D action to include important effects on cellular proliferation, differentiation, and the immune system and covers the application of vitamin D therapy to a range of skin diseases.<br>This reference comprehensively covers the most recent findings on the biochemistry of vitamin D and its biologically active form, vitamin D3 (VD), in the skin-detailing the extensive therapeutic benefits of VD and synthetic VD analogs, particularly in the treatment of psoriasis.<br>The only up-to-date monograph on dermatological vitamin D behavior from both molecular and clinical perspectives.<br>Written by over 35 world-renowned researchers and clinicians, Vitamin D in Dermatology<br><li>highlights calcipotriol/calcipotriene, calcitriol, and tacalcitol and other antipsoriatic treatments <br></li><li>illuminates the photochemistry and immunohistochemistry of vitamin D in the epidermis <br></li><li>examines VD analogs that inhibit angiogenesis of skin cancers <br></li><li>showcases vitamin D regulation of hair growth in vitro and against chemotherapy-induced alopecia <br></li><li>evaluates the effectiveness of calcipotriol in combination with corticosteroids such as halobetasol <br></li><li>explores VD or its analogs as a therapy for progressive systemic sclerosis and localized scleroderma <br></li><li>assesses the calcemic action of vitamin D, relating cutaneous production of VD to its function in regulating bone mineral homeostasis <br></li><li>and more <br>Featuring over 40 color photographs, Vitamin D in Dermatology is a vitally important resource for clinical and research dermatologists, cosmetic scientists and technologists, pharmaceutical scientists, endocrinologists, pharmacists, pediatricians, and medical school students in these disciplines.</li>