Glucose Homeostatis and the Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-800101-1
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

Diabetes mellitus is a disease with tremendous health and economic burden. A better understanding of how normal glucose homeostasis is maintained and the pathogenesis is important to identify new ways for diabetes treatment. This book addresses multiple aspects of this area of research.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers, professors and graduate students in biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicine, biomedical scientists and clinicians. </p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tao, Ya-Xiong

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Diabetologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Regulators of Glucose Homeostasis and Therapeutic Targets for Diabetes Mellitus
Ya-Xiong Tao and Xu-Fang Liang
- Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by GLP-1
Prashant Nadkarni, Oleg G. Chepurny and George G. Holz
- Physiology and Therapeutics of the Free Fatty Acid Receptor GPR40
Hui Huang, Meng-Hong Dai and Ya-Xiong Tao
- Targeting GPR119 for the Potential Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Xiu-Lei Mo, Zhao Yang and Ya-Xiong Tao
- Enhanced Skeletal Muscle for Effective Glucose Homeostasis
Jinzeng Yang
- Factors Affecting Insulin-regulated Hepatic Gene Expression
Hong-Ping Guan and Guoxun Chen
- Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in the Metabolic Syndrome
Mahmoud Mansour
- Free Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance
Lyudmila I. Rachek
- Adiponectin Signaling and Metabolic Syndrome
Yuchang Fu
- Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Beta-Cell Mass by Growth Factor and Hormone Signaling
Yao Joyce Huang and Yongchang Chang
- The Impact of Dietary Methionine Restriction on Biomarkers of Metabolic Health
Manda L. Orgeron, Kirsten P. Stone, Desiree Wanders, Cory C. Cortez, Nancy T. Van and Thomas W. Gettys
- Carbohydrate Metabolism and Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and Cats
Margarethe Hoenig
- Impaired Insulin Signaling and Mechanisms of Memory Loss
Jenna Bloemer, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Rajesh Amin and Vishnu Suppiramaniam
- The Role of PPARd Signaling in the Cardiovascular System
Yishu Ding, Kevin D. Yang and Qinglin Yang

Über Autor(innen)

Tao, Ya-Xiong
Dr. Ya-Xiong Tao is currently Professor of Physiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama, USA. He has been working on several G protein-coupled receptors, including gonadotropin receptors regulating reproduction, and melanocortin receptors regulating energy and glucose homeostasis. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed biomedical journals and obtained funding for his research from National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, among others. He has delivered numerous lectures at universities and research institutes in USA, Canada, China, India, and Mexico. He has edited ten volumes, including seven volumes in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. He teaches several courses, including Physiology, Receptorology, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, and Molecular Endocrinology, for veterinarian, graduate, and undergraduate Honors students.