"Vitamin K2: Vital for Health and Wellbeing" ed. by Jan Oxholm Gordeladze

This book serves as a comprehensive survey of the impact of vitamin K2 on cellular functions and organ systems, indicating that vitamin K2 plays an important role in the differentiation/preservation of various cell phenotypes and as a stimulator and/or mediator of interorgan cross talk.

Vitamin K2 binds to the transcription factor SXR/PXR, thus acting like a hormone (very much in the same manner as vitamin A and vitamin D). Therefore, vitamin K2 affects a multitude of organ systems, and it is reckoned to be one positive factor in bringing about "longevity" to the human body, e.g., supporting the functions/health of different organ systems, as well as correcting the functioning or even "curing" ailments striking several organs in our body.

Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Vitamin K2
2 Vitamin K, SXR, and GGCX
3 Vitamin K2 Rich Food Products
4 Menaquinones, Bacteria, and Foods: Vitamin K2 in the Diet
5 The Impact of Vitamin K2 on Energy Metabolism
6 Vitamin K2 and Bone Health
7 Vitamin K2 and its Impact on Tooth Epigenetics
8 Anti-Inflammatory Actions of Vitamin K
9 Vitamin K2: Implications for Cardiovascular Health in the Context of Plant-Based Diets, with Applications for Prostate Health
10 Menaquinone‐4 Enhances Steroidogenesis in Testis Derived Tumor Cells Via the Elevation of cAMP Level
11 Vitamin K2 Facilitating Inter-Organ Cross-Talk
12 Vitamin K2 in Animal Health: An Overview
13 Medicinal Chemistry of Vitamin K Derivatives and Metabolites
14 From Protein Folding to Blood Coagulation: Menaquinone as a Metabolic Link between Bacteria and Mammals
15 Vitamin K2 Biosynthesis: Drug Targets for New Antibacterials
16 Toxicological and Pharmacological Effects of VKOR Inhibitors
17 Enhanced Intracellular Delivery and Improved Antitumor Efficacy of Menaquinone-4