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Steroid hormones. --- Hormonal steroids --- Hormones --- Steroids

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This reprint is about vitamin D, a molecule that can be absorbed from certain foods, such as fatty fish, which can also be produced endogenously when we expose our skin to sufficient doses of ultraviolet B radiation. When vitamin D is metabolized into 1,25(OH)2D3 (also called calcitriol), it acts as a high-affinity ligand for the transcription factor VDR, i.e., it has direct effects on gene regulation. The key physiological functions of vitamin D are the regulation of calcium homeostasis, which is essential for bone mineralization, and the modulation of the immune system by stimulating innate immunity and preventing overreactions of adaptive immunity. This reprint presents recent developments and the latest research in the fascinating broad range of today's vitamin D biology, from evolution to systems biology.

Vitamin D. --- Calcium regulating hormones --- Steroid hormones --- Vitamins, Fat-soluble

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Corticosteroids are mainly used to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system. Corticosteroids will only be prescribed if the potential benefits of treatment outweigh the risks. They will also be prescribed at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time. This book will strive to highlight the importance of corticosteroids, to focus on minimizing side effects, to monitor and sensitize the population on the potential adverse effects of misuse, to provide additional knowledge about the design and development of new drug delivery systems loaded with corticosteroids potentially useful in the treatment of chronic inflammatory-based diseases, and to reduce inflammation and affect the immune system. The major objective of this book will be to present the information in a lucid, condensed, and cohesive form and to specially cater to the needs of readers in medicine and pharmacy.

Adrenocortical hormones. --- Adrenal cortex hormones --- Adrenal steroids --- Adrenocorticoids --- Corticoids --- Corticosteroids --- Adrenal cortex --- Steroid hormones --- Medicine --- Endocrinology --- Health Sciences

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Many biodegradation pathways, both aerobic and anaerobic, have already been characterised, and the phylogenetic relationships among catabolic genes within them have been studied. However, new biodegradation activities and their coding genes are continuously being reported, including those involved in the catabolism of emerging contaminants and those generally regarded as non-biodegradable. Gene regulation is also an important issue for the efficient biodegradation of contaminants. Specific induction by the substrate and over-imposed global regulatory networks adjust the expression of the biodegradation genes to meet bacterial physiological needs. New biodegradation pathways can be assembled in a particular strain or in a bacterial consortium by recruiting biodegradation genes from different origins through horizontal gene transfer. The abundance and diversity of biodegradation genes, analysed by either genomic or metagenomic approaches, constitute valuable indicators of the biodegradation potential of a particular environmental niche. This knowledge paves the way to systems metabolic engineering approaches to valorise biowaste for the production of value-added products.

tetralin --- Sphingopyxis granuli strain TFA --- Rhodococcus sp. strain TFB --- redox proteins --- carbon catabolite repression --- plastics --- biodegradation --- sustainability --- upcycling --- biotransformations --- polyethylene terephthalate --- terephthalate --- ethylene glycol --- biphenyl --- bph gene --- integrative conjugative element --- genome sequence --- LysR --- transcription factor --- Acinetobacter --- LTTR --- benzoate --- muconate --- synergism --- biosensor --- naphthalene --- toluene --- hydrocarbons --- plant growth promotion --- bioremediation --- Pseudomonas --- soil pollution --- phytoremediation --- rhizoremediation --- diesel --- bacteria --- consortium --- metagenomics --- PAHs --- TPH --- regulation --- anaerobic --- Azoarcus --- promoter architecture --- bioethanol --- furfural --- ALE --- AraC --- sterols --- bile acids --- steroid hormones --- 9,10-seco pathway --- 4,5-seco pathway --- 2,3-seco pathway --- xenobiotics --- Carbaryl --- horizontal gene transfer --- mobile genetic elements --- transposons --- integrative conjugative elements --- pathway assembly --- evolution --- Sphingopyxis lindanitolerans --- pesticide --- complete genome sequence --- pangenome --- γ-HCH degradation --- lin genes --- testosterone --- steroid --- catabolism --- transcriptomic --- valorisation --- catabolic pathway --- mobile DNA --- anaerobic biodegradation --- gene regulation

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According to the presented studies, the health condition of animals in rearing and breeding should be regularly monitored. This would allow early detection of delicate deviations in the body of clinically healthy individuals. Unfortunately, regular monitoring of the health of animals in commercial production is not performed. It follows that this type of research should be an introduction to further, more inquisitive steps. This can form the basis for further courses of action, indicating which organs or tissues field doctors or researchers should be interested in and what to pay attention to in order to find the correct answer, concerning the situation in the animal body. In the future, we should determine biomedical markers for use in precision veterinary medicine. In human medicine, this has been practiced with great success. The problem, however, is that we are getting to know more and more substances produced by mold fungi. This causes a build-up of new interpretative problems, causing health conditions (diagnosis), as well as analytical problems. To fully understand the results we need new techniques to assess toxicological and chemical hazards, including those related to undesirable substances. We need a solid knowledge of the biological pathways underlying the toxicity and tolerance to interference factors toxicological processes. We hope that the presented study will allow for a better understanding of mycotoxicoses that bother us and our animals, which will allow for more effective preventive actions.

zearalenone --- low doses --- steroid hormones --- biotransformation --- pre-pubertal gilts --- modified mycotoxin --- co-occurrence --- corn silage --- CIEB --- WST-1 --- NR --- SRB --- sphingolipid metabolism --- Sa/So --- global survey --- finished pig feed --- emerging mycotoxins --- DON --- toxicity --- combined toxicity --- IPEC-1 --- deoxynivalenol --- IPEC-J2 --- cell damage --- NF-κB inflammatory signal pathway --- pet food --- Fusarium --- ergosterol --- mycotoxins --- trichothecenes --- fumonisin B1 --- HPLC --- bioavailability --- estradiol --- testosterone --- blood concentration --- dairy --- aflatoxin --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- aflatoxin M1 --- GALT --- oxidative stress --- cytokine --- metabolism --- Cordyceps fungi --- mass production --- biosynthetic gene cluster --- safety --- enteric nervous system --- gastrointestinal tract --- mammals --- animal pathology --- intestines --- toxins --- feed --- histology --- ultrastructure --- pig --- hepatocyte --- liver --- synbiotics --- turkeys --- intestinal microbiota --- fecal enzymes --- ochratoxin A --- n/a