Evolving Concepts in Insulin Resistance / / Marco Infante, editor.
Over the last decades, the growing prevalence of insulin resistance has dramatically contributed to the global epidemic of metabolic syndrome, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, there is an unmet need for novel nutritional and pharmacological strategies aimed t...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : IntechOpen,, 2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The Insulin Journey in the Human Body
- 2. Insulin Receptor Isoforms in Physiology and Metabolic Disease
- 3. Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Insulin Resistance: Recent Updates and Future Challenges
- 4. Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance during Pregnancy
- 5. Dietary Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) to Treat Insulin Resistance
- 6. Cardiac Natriuretic Peptide System: A Link between Adipose Tissue, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance
- 7. Berardinelli-Seip Syndrome: Report of an Old Case Successfully Treated with Anti-Glucocorticoid Therapy Followed by Bilateral Adrenalectomy.