Altered Metabolism: A Major Contributor of Comorbidities in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Namita Agrawal is currently a Professor at the Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, India. Prof. Agrawal has been addressing numerous questions related to debilitating neurodegenerative diseases for past 25 years. She started working on neurodegenerative diseases at the  Department of Development and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, USA. Her research group at University of Delhi is  trying to comprehend the mechanistic basis of neurodegenerative diseases and its cure  by using phytochemicals. Additionally, her research interests also include understanding of various aspects involved in Cancer and  nanomaterials.Prof. Agrawal has published research papers in peer-reviewed journals like Science, PNAS, Journal of Cell Biology, Development, Developmental Biology, Nature Scientific Reports, PLOS One, J. of Huntington’s disease etc. She has recently edited and wrote several chapters in a book published by Springer entitled “Toxicology of Nanoparticles: Insights from Drosophila”. Additionally, she frequently writes chapters in the books related to neurodegenerative diseases. In addition to her dedication towards research, Dr. Agrawal has almost 15 years of experience in teaching Genetics, Cytogenetics and Developmental Biology to post-graduate students at the Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, India.  

Chapter 1: An Overview of Neurodegenerative Disorders.- Chapter 2: Mechanism underlying major neurodegenerative disorders.- Chapter 3: Involvement of metabolic paradigm in progression of neurodegenerative diseases.- Chapter 4: Glial cell metabolism and neurodegenerative diseases: The current perspective.- Chapter 5: Altered glucose homeostasis in neurological disorders.- Chapter 6: Lipid Metabolism: Key Determinant in Neurodegenerative Diseases.- Chapter 7 - Dysregulated peripheral metabolism in neurodegenerative disorders.- Chapter 8- Protein Metabolism: Critical factors implicated in neurodegenerative diseases.- Chapter 9 - Altered RNA metabolism in neurodegenerative disorders.- Chapter 10: Unveiling RNA dysfunction: A key player in neurodegeneration.- Chapter 11: Emerging Relationship between the Gut Microbiota and Neurodegenerative Disorders.- Chapter 12- Signaling Pathways in Neurodegenerative diseases.- Chapter 13: An overview of imaging techniques for diagnosis of debilitating neurodegenerative diseases.- Chapter 14: Novel Metabolic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Strategies in Neurodegenerative Diseases.- Chapter 15: Phytochemicals: Promising alternatives for metabolic regulation in neurodegenerative diseases.