Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Oxidized Steroids as 5α-Reductase Inhibitors with Potential Interest in Prostatic Diseases: A Review
V. Brito, G. Alves, P. Almeida and S. Silvestre
Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Chapter 2. NLRP3 Inflammasome-Assisted Pathogenesis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
Sushweta Mahalanobish, Noyel Ghosh and Parames C. Sil
Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Chapter 3. Structural Insights of Cobalamin and Cobinamide Uptake by ABC Importer of Vibrio Species
Arunima Bhattacharya¹, Samriddhi Bhattacharya¹, Shubhangi Agarwal^1,2 and Jhimli Dasgupta^1
1Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
²Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, New York, USA

Chapter 4. The Role of Fluid Therapy in Traumatic Brain Injury
Eduardo Esteban-Zubero¹, PhD, Cristina García-Muro², MD and Moisés Alejandro Alatorre-Jiménez³, PhD
¹Emergency Department, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, Spain
²Department of Pediatrics, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, Spain
³Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, USA

Chapter 5. Effectiveness of the Healthcare Delivery Systems in Prioritizing COVID-19: Case Studies of Bhutan and Nepal
Chu Qian, MPH
Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University, NYC, USA

Chapter 6. Immune Function Is Depressed with Aging While Inflammation Is Heightened: An Enigma
Stephen C. Bondy¹ and Meixia Wu^2
1Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
²Evergreen World ADHC, Westminster, CA, USA

Chapter 7. Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis
Dr. Balaji Zacharia¹ and Dr. Afsal Valiyaparambil^2
1Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
²Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Chapter 8. Characterization of Vitamin B₁₂ Compounds in Foods
K. Koseki, T. Bito, PhD and F. Watanabe, PhD
The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan

Chapter 9. Tryptophan: An Amino Acid to Manage Biofilm Threat Efficiently
Payel Paul¹, Sridebesh Ghorui², Poulomi Chakraborty¹, Sharmistha Das¹, Prosun Tribedi¹ and Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar^2
1Department of Biotechnology, The Neotia University, West Bengal, India
²Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, West Bengal, India

Chapter 10. Nrf2 as One of the Potential Targets in Multiple Sclerosis
Samira Shirooie, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Index