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Intracellular signaling molecules as targets of selected dietary chemopreventive agents / Joydeb Kumar Kundu, Hye-Kyung Na, and Young-Joon Surh -- Modulation of cell signal transduction by tea and ginger / Ann M. Bode and Zigang Dong -- Modulation of MAPK pathways by food phytochemicals: risks and benefits / Akira Murakami, Yasutaka Ikeda, and Hajime Ohigashi -- Turmeric as cure-cumin : promises, problems, and solutions / Shishir Shishodia, Krishna Misra, and Bharat B. Aggarwal --;Flavanols and NF-[kappa]B activation: relevance for inflammation and associated diseases / Cesar G. Fraga and Patricia I. Oteiza -- Regulation of inflammation, redox, and glucocorticoid signaling by dietary polyphenols / Irfan Rahman and Saibal K. Biswas -- Dietary factors in food: induction of Nrf2-mediated defense genes in normal cells versus inhibition of cell growth genes in abnormal tumor cells / Auemduan Prawan and Ah-Ng Tony Kong -- The isothiocyanate sulforaphane induces phase 2 response by signaling of the Keap1-Nrf2-ARE pathway: implications for dietary protection against cancer / Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova -- Nutritional redox homeostasis and cellular stress response: differential role of homocysteine and acetylcarnitine / Vittorio Calabrese ... [et al.] --;Dietary factors in the regulation of selenoprotein biosynthesis / Regina Brigelius-Flohe?? and Antje Banning -- Regulation of signaling pathways by selenium in cancer / Junxuan Lu??, Hongbo Hu, and Cheng Jiang -- Modulation of gene expression by dietary carotinoids and retinoids: role in cancer prevention / John S. Bertram -- Targeting the epigenome with dietary agents / Barbara Delage and Roderick H. Dashwood -- Effects of astaxanthin on microarray profiling of gene expression patterns of glomerular cells in diabetic mice / Yuji Naito, Satomi Akagiri, and Toshikazu Yoshikawa --;Insulin resistance and inflammatory signaling pathways modulated by high-fat diet / Taesun Park and Seung-Jin Kim -- Molecular effect of complex food matrices on endothelial functions: a complex issue to study. The case of wine / Raffaella Canali and Favio Virgilli -- Role of oxidative stress in [beta]-thalassemia and the antioxidative effect of fermented papaya preparation / Eitan Fibach, Ada Goldfarb, Johnny Amer -- Ginko biloba leaf extract (EGb 761) modulates cell signaling associated with myloid beta oligomers in Alzheimer's disease / Yuan Luo.